So The Times is reporting that the over 50’s should consider getting jobs as delivery riders or drivers as a way to boost income and in so doing, keep healthier in mind, body and wallet. Crucially for the government it is seen as a way of keeping people out of hospital (unless they fall off their bikes) and a way to get some of the 2.5 million long term sick, back into work.
Seems like an idea! It also seems like the real winners here are Deliveroo and Just Eat, who will, somewhat ironically, boost sales by delivering exactly the same foodstuffs that are hitting people’s wallets and sending them to hospital in the first place.
To read more go to www.thetimes.co.uk
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