The Conservative Party

[BlueHammer85]

I'm struggling to understand the about turn the Tories have made on protecting pensioners.

They were happy to let them die during COVID and every winter when they were in power because they couldn't afford heating.

As much as I’m anti Tory this hyperbole is a bit silly imo.

 

[Vic]

None of these people need a winter fuel payment

So one with a teacher's occupational pension, one with a Rolex, and one who may or may not be well-off but has a Tassimo coffee machine. The £4 a week = the extra cost of pods v instant coffee for two cups a day.

This deserves to backfire on the Tories but
it distracts from the problems of those who just miss out on Pension Credit.

 

[Vic]

They hoped pensioners and disabled people would die during Covid and thousands did, Reeves hopes freezing to death will cut thousands more off the social bill.
I don’t believe they deliberately set out to reduce the social bill but that’s what will happen

Don't be silly. Thousands will not freeze to death.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Wearing a solid gold Rolex watch may not be an indication of wealth, A lifetime 50 years service of labour people were awarded gifts of gold clocks or watches.
A very common practice is for people to read books(newspapers. we should be highlighting the cost of energy for everyone.

The focus should be on the triple hike in energy prices the conservatives were responsible for, that’s why the WFP was given in the first instance, energy prices are set to rise by 10% this year and Reeves thinks it’s okay to withdraw the WFP it won’t be forgotten, the decent things Labour will do during this term in office won’t matter come the next elections.

Already the plan for using the race card and restoring the WFP is being formed down in Tory headquarters. Nothing changes just promises.

its a 35K watch - they are all filmed in very nice very affluent homes. If they really really need £200 pawn/sell the watch - release a tiny bit of equity job sorted. If they really wanted to make a point we are told there are millions of pensioners on tiny incomes - go and film them not the retired solicitor and golf club captain

 

[East Level 2]

I'm struggling to understand the about turn the Tories have made on protecting pensioners.

They were happy to let them die during COVID and every winter when they were in power because they couldn't afford heating.

They might want their votes in five years time.

 

[threespires]

Dam would be interested in that article but it’s behind a paywall.

Here's the relevant graphs..in some ways it's the third one that I think is saddest as it shows the huge disconnect between our young and older populations

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

its a 35K watch - they are all filmed in very nice very affluent homes. If they really really need £200 pawn/sell the watch - release a tiny bit of equity job sorted. If they really wanted to make a point we are told there are millions of pensioners on tiny incomes - go and film them not the retired solicitor and golf club captain

I’ve said it before, they are the most selfish generation our nation has produced and at the complete opposite end of the scale as their parent’s generation, who were the very best of us.

If you live in a million pound house and can’t afford to heat it then fucking sell it to someone who can, buy somewhere smaller, and you’ll never need to worry about paying your fuel bill again.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Here's the relevant graphs..in some ways it's the third one that I think is saddest as it shows the huge disconnect between our young and older populations

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Thanks for posting - interesting if depressing stats. The increase in dislike of the conservatives post Brexit may also be as much to do with their lurch to the right and terrible performance in government as Brexit itself.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

I'm struggling to understand the about turn the Tories have made on protecting pensioners.

They were happy to let them die during COVID and every winter when they were in power because they couldn't afford heating.

Once Johnson had piled the bodies high, you know, the ones that couldn’t get out to vote, they then realised that they had saved a few quid in care and pension costs, and realised it was those who may just continue voting Tory.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

its a 35K watch - they are all filmed in very nice very affluent homes. If they really really need £200 pawn/sell the watch - release a tiny bit of equity job sorted. If they really wanted to make a point we are told there are millions of pensioners on tiny incomes - go and film them not the retired solicitor and golf club captain

No one is filming the people who will miss out the Tories don’t know any poor people, it still does nothing towards reducing the price of electricity and gas. Scandalous hikes in energy plus an extra 10% this year.
Lots of struggling people I see them every day