Political Thread in memory of David Reid. (R.I.P.)

[wanderlust]

The Labour U Turns are coming already, Winter Fuel Payments being scrapped unless you're on benefits. Recently Labour demanded the Tories didn't scrap them, pensioners shouldn't have to pay for the Tories incompetence they said, Reeves herself said they wouldn't be scrapped, but now Labour are scrapping them when fuel costs are at an all time high. Strangely this news is hard to find in the Grauniad, one little piece hidden away says they are being scrapped for 'some pensioners', those 'some pensioners' number ten million.

Old folk thrown under the bus by Labour, who's next ?

You mean well off old pensioners who don't need the winter payment thrown under the bus, surely? Always irked me that folk with £40k a year private pension were getting paid. Anyone who can't afford the additional fuel cost can apply to be means tested so in fact nobody who needs it is losing out.

If they are going to fill the £20 billion Tory financial black hole with something, it might as well be that for starters.