Souls on ice
Three Oxford academics have revealed that they have paid to become cryonically preserved at death in the hope of one day being revived. A selection of the 117 clients lying in ‘patient care drawers’ at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Arizona:
— Roy Schiavello, 30, programmer
— Michael Louis Friedman, 32, lawyer shot by disgruntled client
— Jim Glennie, hydrogeologist
— Stanley Penska, 99, coal-miner turned building contractor
— James Gallagher, 55, software developer
— Edward Kuhrt, 65, private investigator
— Paul Garfield, 93, second world war veteran, purchasing agent. Dancer and long-distance runner in his spare time
— Darius Nelson, medical doctor
— James Stevenson, psychologist
— Fred Chamberlain, 76, founder of Alcor
Pension prices
Ed Balls was attacked for suggesting that he might cap the state pension. Here is how the bill for the state pension and associated benefits is predicted to rise at present:
| Bill in 2012 prices | Bill as % of predicted GDP |
| £84 bn | 2010/11 5.7% |
| £97 bn | 2020/21 5.2% |
| £142 bn | 2030/31 6.1% |
| £196 bn | 2040/41 6.8% |
| £250 bn | 2050/51 6. |
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