Lib Dem Employment Relations Minister Ed Davey has announced the end of the default retirement age. This is the age employers can make people retire even if they don’t want to.

I can’t personally at my age imagine wanting to work beyond 65. I have so many interests that I’m unable to pursue due to work, family and councillor commitments. And all going well I’ll have enough pension to not need to work. But for many people they do want to work beyond 65 for a whole host of good reasons but currently they don’t normally get to choose. Ending this age discrimination is really good news.

It will take employers time to adjust and initially I suspect few employees will take up this new choice but one of the last allowed acts of discrimiation will end.