Minus 4 and still no gas and water for suburbs of Sheffield for 8 days and counting. Can you imagine that situation continuing in a suburb of London and it not being updated on the national news?
Time the pensioners joined that queue.
Why? Inflation proof rises and winter fuel bonuses, they're better off than most.
I just want to go on strike that’s all after asking for 20% rise.
All out
My family worked very hard for their pension so they should get a bonus out of the government.
Pensions are an earned entitlement and not a benefit, and rises in line with inflation; and no issue at all with that, but in the current financial crisis, should they really be getting over and above that when everyone else is getting way below inflation?
Absolutely frigging unbelievable. People will die because these outfits are so focused on paying dividends they don't have the wherewithall to do their job. Meantime we take the brakes off the bankers. You couldn't make it up.
Yes because when times were hard they had to tighten their belts and go without and I obviously witnessed it.
A third of the population are pensioners. Rhe few left who are putting money in can't afford it.
Yeah the mend and make do generation, if you wanted anything you saved up borrowing money was the last resort ,today’s generation are buy now pay later racking up bigger monthly repayments ,the only winners are the banks.
I’m going through a career change at the moment and the private sector jobs are significantly better paid. I’d love to work in the public sector but I can’t justify it.
...and we know how that went
The private sector have averaged 4.6% rises this year, the public sector 2.2%, for balance.
Interesting stat there Wiz.
Absolutely.
Agreed. As for reading Wiz's comments no doubt when he becomes eligible for a winter fuel allowance he will be either returning it or giving it to charity. Or probably in reality not....
Lynch is on a very good wage I doubt if he is struggling to pay for anything.Hypocrite.
Agree completely.
Completely irrelevant. Are MPs and Ministers paupers?
The difference being they don't encourage workers to strike.
I like Partridge though, Madeley here is just being a bell end.
No, they force workers into poverty.
You are quite happy it seems plunging pensioners into poverty by ending the Triple Lock. Now get out of that one you can’t can you ?
I presume you're OK with pensioners getting a 2% rise in line with those paying those pensions?You are quite happy it seems plunging pensioners into poverty by ending the Triple Lock. Now get out of that one you can’t can you ?
Austerity for 10 years whilst executives shareholders and government take above inflation rises, the services have not been re invested in ie transport energy infrastructure etc. whilst workers pay has been devalued and we are being told to work harder for less for longer
2022 and we are like modern peasants!Well that’s a bit odd. I don’t recall you calling him a hypocrite when he was supporting Brexit.
2 per cent too low make it 8 per cent but some want 19 per cent apparently. Leave the pensioners alone when you are old enough to get your state pension- must be soon eh Wiz?- then you will no doubt be disappoint with the amount.As for Lynch never heard of him till recently and tbh if his ugly mug comes on tv I switch over. Shame he hasn’t got a comb over he could then be an ersatz Scargill.
Well I’m a pensioner and have never voted Tory in my life and never will.
Interesting what % rises MP’s have received since the Tories came to power in 2010 compared to Public employees?
No one expects 19%. What has been said is that most public sector workers are 26% down on inflation in the time this lot have been in power. We also know any rise will be nowhere near that.2 per cent too low make it 8 per cent but some want 19 per cent apparently. Leave the pensioners alone when you are old enough to get your state pension- must be soon eh Wiz?- then you will no doubt be disappoint with the amount.As for Lynch never heard of him till recently and tbh if his ugly mug comes on tv I switch over. Shame he hasn’t got a comb over he could then be an ersatz Scargill.
The politics of envy between ordinary people is the main weapon in the armoury of divide and rule.
The Irish have a saying for it.