Its only universal if it goes to everyone. Young and old, rich and poor, that is universal. Giving it to all pensioners is not universal. It was a bribe to old people because they vote, it was never … (View Post)

Many people who are working for a living are barely managing and don't get this benefit but were paying for it to go to people who in your own words "don't need it". Either this s… (View Post)

It was a splurge of taxpayers money by Brown on people who have a tendency to vote. Oh and what was the logic used about removing free university education? It was when fewer people were claiming and… (View Post)

Remember the rule in politics - by the time people like us are fed up of hearing a message its only just starting to cut through to ordinary voters. (View Post)

Cutting unearned benefits from those who don't need them is absolutely a good start. Why should millionaire OAPs get a winter fuel allowance paid for by the taxes of those working for a living? (View Post)