MPs debate the effect of the equalisation of the state pension age on women

Al.

jem16 wrote: »

Have you a link for that confirmation?

Jo is credible.

https://twitter.com/josephinecumbo/status/684055628034248707

Malthusian

How can people be allowed to delete posts that simply tell the truth?

Their Facebook page, their rules. Plenty of other places to post dissenting opinions, and if there are people looking on the WASPI page for unbiased information, more fool them.

It does usefully show what the campaign is about. It is not about fairness. They want their State Pension earlier. They believe that if they demand it loudly enough they will get it. Dissenting voices distract those who may listen to their demands, so they must be silenced. It's democracy in action.

Trying to engage them in debate, on their Facebook page or otherwise, is a waste of time. They're not interesterd in discussing life expectancy or gender equality or the national debt. They've decided they are entitled, anyone who disagrees with them is a selfish !!!!!!! trying to deny them their right. The tone of their social media campaigning and iron control of their Facebook page demonstrates this.

That said, while I sympathise with Frances Coppola, complaining about getting abuse on Twitter is a bit like complaining about getting shot on Call of Duty.

jem16

WASPI still not happy that anyone could dare to not agree with them.

https://twitter.com/WASPI_Campaign/status/684784839657156613

Based on this article;

http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/women-who-discovered-work-5-7120758

Paul_Herring

jem16 wrote: »

WASPI still not happy that anyone could dare to not agree with them.

Apropos of not a lot .... I just found some toys by this pram - should I put them back in or will they be back on the floor in 5 minutes?

Pollycat

From the Daily Mirror article:

Until recently, women could expect to claim their state pension five years earlier than men, at 60, but this has all changed.

Recently?
Since when has 20 years been classed as 'recently'?

There's no wonder there's such confusion when journalists write such tosh!

Malthusian

But according to WASPI, it's the government's fault that journalists write tosh and the government (i.e. you and I) must pay to make their tosh into reality.

greenglide

Since when has 20 years been classed as 'recently'?

It is 20 years since the legislation changed but relative to that in is "relatively recently" that people have reached SPa who are impacted by it.

It depends how recent your recent is!

jem16

Malthusian wrote: »

But according to WASPI, it's the government's fault that journalists write tosh and the government (i.e. you and I) must pay to make their tosh into reality.

To be more precise it's everybody's fault but their own. They also just want all the good bits of equality - no thanks to the rest.

PensionTech

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. The debate kicks off with a reference to the 1995 changes, not 2011:

Black: "The 1995 Act technically gave women 15 years notice but the problem was nobody knew this."

https://twitter.com/JosephineCumbo (for anyone who, like me, is limited to following text updates)

patanne

Oh dear indeed! There is no way they are going to make changes to the 1995 ones and it looks like it will be used as the excuse to also not look at the 2011 ones. Just what I was afraid of!