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Badenoch mocked for ‘bonkers’ idea of means-testing the state pension triple-lock
‘There’s being bold and there’s being plain bonkers’
triple lock
Badenoch mocked for ‘bonkers’ idea of means-testing the state pension triple-lock
‘There’s being bold and there’s being plain bonkers’
The Tories are wavering on the triple lock, but their double lock would ‘still be a bad idea’
More incoherent policy-making from Theresa May
Means-testing pensioner entitlements: good economics, bad politics
Taking away the entitlements of wealthy pensioners may be good economics, but it would be incredibly risky for the Tory party.
Labour should now look at the ‘triple lock’ state pension guarantee
Older people should of course expect a decent standard of living in retirement. But should they really expect a standard of living which outpaces that of the average worker, especially when the cost of proving it is likely to mean further cuts elsewhere in the welfare budget down the line?