Well Boris has pleased at least one British Pensioner , he is going to buy the Queen a New Royal Yacht, for £200M. ... he has got to make cuts somewhere .
she won't get much use of of it, as it will take some years to build, but the RF will, like Charles and Camilla, plus its going to be used for conferences, business.
TBH if it was scrapped for this year (as was suggested - it’s not a fact), it would be more fair as we would get a 6% pay rise, whilst the ordinary workers would not. Don’t forget nurses only got 1%. As a pensioner I would accept this, as my income was not affected by Covid unlike many workers.
Both have said it is a Manifesto pledge and will continue the vague reference to Treasury Officials means nothing. It is likely that earnings will be the highest factor in the Triple Lock then Inflation.
there isnt one M
gulliver boiling over - hi goolee !
there is an article in Saturdays Times Money - why we should all want good pensions ( because we are all gonna get one at some time - dear God I paid £2 for that )
Rishi is committed to maintaining it - so that is where Gully got the idea from - - - sort of
yes I am aware a week is long time in politics ....
Once Scotland gets independence us Scots wont have to worry about pensions.We wont be getting any.Probably the Nationalists will still get their pensions,but us ordinary,sensible Scots wont get b*g*er all.