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Nicholas Cecil

‘Platinum Jubilee generation’ have had the good life, say top economists

The “Platinum Jubilee Generation” turning 70 this year have generally had it better than other generations, says IFS

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The “Platinum Jubilee Generation” who are 70 this year have been better off than the population as a whole at every point in their adult lives, leading economists said on Monday.

The study by Jonathan Cribb and David Sturrock, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, revealed how they are “truly the golden generation”.

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