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Short memories
Ken Jones says that the Chancellor gave a measly £50 in his Budget to the over-60s towards their heating allowance for this year, making it £250, and £100 for the over-80s, making theirs £400 (Oxford Mail, March 18).
When the Tory Government was in power, to get anything at all, the temperature had to be 32 degrees or below for six consecutive days.
Then you got £10, and that didn't happen very often.
The Tories also took away the index-linked pension, which is worth more than £30 a week today.
It is being restored in 2012.
Some people have short memories.
SIDNEY THORPE
Mortimer Drive
Old Marston
Oxford
4:44pm Friday 28th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Dave, on my armchair on 8:08pm Fri 28 Mar 08
So what's your point?
Labour, allegedly a socialist party, has given the OAP's nothing. The measly £50 extra a "year" (less than £1 per week)for heating is a disgrace.
OAP's deserve (at least) a £50 a "week" rise in their pensions
As a full time worker unit, I will never trust, believe or vote Labour again. It's made up of liars, embezzlers, thieves, con men and utter fools.
David (the blind) Blunket, for example.
So what's your point?
Labour, allegedly a socialist party, has given the OAP's nothing. The measly £50 extra a "year" (less than £1 per week)for heating is a disgrace.
OAP's deserve (at least) a £50 a "week" rise in their pensions
As a full time worker unit, I will never trust, believe or vote Labour again. It's made up of liars, embezzlers, thieves, con men and utter fools.
David (the blind) Blunket, for example.
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