Tag Archives: house of commons
#WASPI and “the woman’s place”
Today is WASPI day,when the women petitioning parliament (now well over 130,000) get their voices heard. I was asked last night whether or not the petition misleads (thanks Cathe) and yes I think WASPI is weakened by confusion within its … Continue reading
Posted in #WASPI, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Debate, DWP, Feb 1, house of commons, pension, pensions, Ros Altmann, WASPI
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A right to debate or a right to restitution? #WASPI
For many of us, men retire at 65 and women at 60, that was hard coded into our learning like the multiplication tables and it’s clearly quite hard to unlearn. Steve Bee makes a good point on twitter "When is … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Alan Higham, Debate, DWP, Employment, Government, house of commons, Men, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Minister, Retirement, rights, Ros Altmann, SPA, State Pension Age, steve bee, Steve Groves, Steve Webb, WASPI
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Can the Government tough it out with #WASPI?
The Government were defeated on a back benchers debate 158 votes to 0. The vote was over the introduction of changes to the state pension age for women, resulting from legislation introduced in 2011. The Government’s response appears to be … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, WASPI
Tagged austerity, Debate, DWP, George Osbourne, Government, house of commons, Mhairi Black, parilaimen, Ros Altmann, WASPI
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