Re; Withdrawal of Winter Fuel Allowance for lots of pensioners.
"Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, reiterated her union’s call for the decision to be reversed, and for efforts to plug what Reeves says is an unexpected £22bn deficit left by the last government to be focused instead on ideas like a wealth tax."
Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, said he too had “real concerns about this decision” to remove the previously universal payment from all but the poorest pensioners, those who receive pension credit.
Ooer! Two tier Kier might need to have a word or two with his Chancellor, Ms Rachel Reeves. And PDQ!



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