It looks like an all party alliance might spring up, finally, to ditch the default retirement age. See the BBC link opposite.
But, surprise surprise, not the faintest whisper from the heads of UK universities. The culling goes on. We are running out of phrases: “hero to zero”, “put on the scrap heap”, “applying for you own job”, “shafted by ageists”. If, dear reader, you detect, a note of desperation, then you would not be wrong. But its more a deep depression that not a single VC is on the side of the angels. If you are out there then speak up! You should at least use it for competitive advantage when recruiting.
One can of course make an easy prediction. When finally, and it will not be very long, the law changes you will see the rush of VC to be first with the announcement that, “oh yes, we support the move”, and they hope their present culling will be quietly forgotten. It will be the rush of the hypocrites, the stampede of the self-righteous. We will remind them, “oh yes” , but we will not respect them; that needs to be earned. They should try to earn our respect now, before they loose it.
ABOLISH THE DEFAULT RETIREMENT AGE IN UK UNIVERSITIES NOW!
