With us now into the final full week of this election campaign, it is strange that the SNP had not been able to unveil their election manifesto until now. It is arguable whether this h… Read More
The recent announcement at the Labour Party Conference has gone down like a lead balloon with many of the WASPI ladies – and rightly so!That's not to say that we don't appreciated th… Read More
Finally, after six weeks of electoral campaigning we now have a “hung parliament” and Mrs May is digging her kitten heels firmly into the grounds of No 10.As I write, her two top… Read More
Theresa May's recent snap election could be a WASPI blessing in disguise, but make no doubt about it - if the Terrible Tories win again, we will still have a major battle on our hands!When a… Read More
The 8th March 2017, also International Women's Day, was the scene of a mass protest by 1950's WASPI women, some with their partners, against the Government's point blank refusal to hea… Read More
I had an interesting day yesterday, on Twitter, discussing some of the feedback from my blog "The Waspi Dilemma - To Heat or To Eat".It seems that while the majority of my readers were grate… Read More
Hi and welcome to my new blog!I hope you will enjoy my ramblings and who knows, perhaps one day I will help to change the world!I am a #Waspi member and determined to do my bit to help mysel… Read More
WASPI Dilemma – To Heat Or To Eat?Wouldn't it be better to have your cake..AND Heat it?Now that we've finally said “goodbye” to that “Annus Horribilis” of 2016… Read More
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I turned 60 last April and, so far, all is good. I am fortunate that I have good health and reasonably fit, if a tad overweight, but I am working on that with the Blood Sugar Diet. I… Read More
Article by Sally Dowling
For all you ‘Fab after Fifty’ youngsters, let me explain the WASPI campaign, just in case it has passed you by.
I am not sure you will be ‘Still S… Read More
When a small contingent of Chorley WASPI supporters met with our local MP in March 2017, whilst fully supportive of our cause, he warned us that nothing would happen to resolve our issues un… Read More
Philip Hammond’s budget was disturbed by “angry” campaigners staging a House of Commons protest against state pension changes.
Some 80 members of the Women Against the Sta… Read More
In the summer of 2017, the Work & Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman, managed to cause outrage and indignation to many, if not all, WASPI women, by suggesting that they should take out an a… Read More
Embed from Getty ImagesBeatrice Wishart, depute convener of Shetland Islands Council, has been chosen as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the forthcoming Holyrood by-election for the island… Read More
Ceri Wheeldon of Fab after Fifty interviews Anne Keen, co-founder of WASPI about the WASPI campaign and the impact on women born in the 1950s of the increase in state pension age.
In this e… Read More
Campaigners, including high profile politicians, have vowed to fight on after losing a High Court battle against the government for the way it handled recent increases to the state pension… Read More
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Media caption“It makes me angry. It makes me very emotional”Campaigners have lost a significant legal battle against the government… Read More
The Labour Party manifesto commitment has numerous spending commitments. These are financed by a mixture of government borrowing and tax increases. Would the increase in spending and borrowi… Read More
JEREMY CORBYN was facing questions last night over whether Labour’s £58billion pension compensation pledge could trigger a series of claims from transgender people. The Labour le… Read More
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The biggest Tory majority since the 1980s, the Labour vote smashed into smithereens, and the Brexit “gridlock” broken – Boris Johnson would have a righ… Read More
The end of November and all of December 2019 on Twitter:WATCH 🎥 - Matt Hancock Loses His Cool At Haverhill HustingsAudience Boos & Chants 'Liar!@MattHancock really doesn't like b… Read More
My grandma told me once,
that when you’re an old woman,
you become invisible.
Wandering the world,
unseen,
unheard,
unnoticed.
I’m surprised WASPI women didn’t turn to crim… Read More
Image copyright Getty Images The age at which most people start to receive the state pension has now officially hit 66 after steady rises in the qualifying age in recent years.
Men and wom… Read More
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Free NHS prescriptions help make healthcare more affordable for millions of older people every year. Changes proposed by the Government threaten to reduce the number of Britons who can ben… Read More
State pension age changes mean men and women can now expect to retire at the same age – rather than 60 for women and 65 for men as it stood previously. However, some women affec… Read More
A new report has found how people in later life who experience partner bereavement can face financial hardship. It can be difficult to juggle costs couples once shared, and getting to grip… Read More
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It's been a while since I last wrote anything, but today was as good a day as any to make a comeback with a subject that is close to my heart!I have just returned home from attending a meeti… Read More
Inheritance tax is charged on the estate of someone who has died, typically at a rate of 40 percent. There is normally no inheritance tax to pay if a person passes their estate, among… Read More
In his Autumn Statement earlier this year, the Chancellor announced the income tax allowance threshold freeze would be extended until 2027/28. Under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s tenu… Read More
New and basic state pension payments will be increased by 10.1 percent in April with the return of the triple lock. As a result, payments are expected to exceed £10,000 a year for th… Read More
Experts are sounding the alarm that pensioners could be £62,000 poorer as a result of such a decision. A workplace pension scheme helps employees save for their retirement outside of… Read More
Christopher Borrelli | Chicago Tribune
When Ed Schwinn thinks about the history of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — and as president of the board of directors for the… Read More