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Originally Posted by nomadking
There have long been slightly different rules for pensioners, so nothing new.
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It is correct that pensioners have been protected from the cuts thus far. However, It is necessary to reiterate this to put into context as to why much of the new cuts will fall on working age people.
These additional cuts are due from 2016/17 after the agreed spending round ends.
The current cuts are still filtering through with 1/3 of disabled people losing their mobility car.
Meanwhile, Tory ministers think it appropriate to 'joke' about what they are doing. Tory minister Hugo Swire was secretly taped by Channel 4 at the £1,500 per place 'Black and White Ball' that was held to raise money for the Conservatives.
He was taped saying that "those on benefits could afford to bid £55,000" for lots including a bust of Thatcher, a weekends pheasant shooting and a shoe shopping trip with Theresa May.
In a reference to Bentleys, Rolls Royces and Ferraris he also went on to say that "in the good old days of MP's expenses we could have them too. But we don't any more".