WASPI Campaign .... State Pensions

atush

colsten wrote: »

Would you believe it, there is going to be yet another backbencher-initiated debate in Parliament on this. As if the country had no pressing issues to attend to. Such a waste of time and money!

The debate is on July 5th 2.30pm - 4.00pm. The motion is as per http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2017-19/63. From the wording, I think it would be fair to assume that the MP who tabled that motion doesn't actually fully comprehend the issue.

Name and shame

p00hsticks

atush wrote: »

Name and shame

just click on the link to see the sponsors
http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2017-19/63

You can also see if your MP is supporting the motion.
Unfortunately mine is, and I shall be writing to her (again) on the topic

Pollycat

p00hsticks wrote: »

just click on the link to see the sponsors
http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2017-19/63

You can also see if your MP is supporting the motion.
Unfortunately mine is, and I shall be writing to her (again) on the topic

THanks for that.

My (new) MP isn't sponsoring the motion.
I notice Dennis Skinner is though.

Silvertabby

When I looked at the list yesterday it showed 37 MPs 'in support'. It's now showing 77, mostly Labour.

jem16

colsten wrote: »

The motion is as per http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2017-19/63. From the wording, I think it would be fair to assume that the MP who tabled that motion doesn't actually fully comprehend the issue.

Apparently it has been confirmed that the person who wrote the wording for the EDM was not the MP himself but Jane Cowley, one of the WASPI Ltd directors who is a retired Headteacher. Very, very poor wording as she has said that all women affected by the 1995 and 2011 Acts should be given transitional arrangements. As that is not limited to just 50s women this EDM wants even more than the WASPI Ltd ask. Might well account for the very low number of signatories so far.

This is the same Jane Cowley who wrote a letter to the new Secretary of State claiming that WASPI Ltd represented 3.5m 1950s women. Well this is one 1950s woman she does not represent and has no right to make such a claim.

Silvertabby

Apparently it has been confirmed that the person who wrote the wording for the EDM was not the MP himself but Jane Cowley, one of the WASPI Ltd directors who is a retired Headteacher. Very, very poor wording as she has said that all women affected by the 1995 and 2011 Acts should be given transitional arrangements. As that is not limited to just 50s women this EDM wants even more than the WASPI Ltd ask. Might well account for the very low number of signatories so far.

This is the same Jane Cowley who wrote a letter to the new Secretary of State claiming that WASPI Ltd represented 3.5m 1950s women. Well this isn't one 1950s woman she does not represent and has no right to make such a claim. Posted by jem16

And another one here.

Pollycat

+ 1 here.:)

colsten

jem16 wrote: »

Apparently it has been confirmed that the person who wrote the wording for the EDM was not the MP himself but Jane Cowley, one of the WASPI Ltd directors who is a retired Headteacher.

Wow. I mean WOW. This could explain why the wording of the motion is so poor.

jem16 wrote: »

This is the same Jane Cowley who wrote a letter to the new Secretary of State claiming that WASPI Ltd represented 3.5m 1950s women. Well this is one 1950s woman she does not represent and has no right to make such a claim.

And another one. None of the people my age I know in real life are WASPI supporters, so Jane Cowley is quite liberal with the actual. Even if it were true, it would be no reason to subject ~30 million working people to raising the money these women want for themselves.

LHW99

+1 here too

atush

+1 and i'll add another for my OH who is a man affected by the changes