Pensioners have paid NI throughout their lifetimes to qualify for what is a very basic pension. The winter fuel allowance was introduced by Gordon Brown in 1997 to help older people with their fuel c… (View Post)

Yes but someday you will be over 60, 70 and 80 even 90 hopefully (View Post)

Are you comparing the resilience of a young person with an old age pensioner (View Post)

Pensioners have children and grandchildren and support groups, so not just the pensioners vote (View Post)

You can make your argument and few would disagree that there are pensioners who do not need it, (we are in that category) but equally there is a large number of pensioners in the middle who will suff… (View Post)