Isn't it hypocritical that the government (last Labour govt. included) has been negligent in handling the economy, for example; allowing businesses to avoid paying tax, not understanding where money goes to in the NHS to name but a few. The cost of the NHS has doubled in 10 years and yet the number of beds (200,000) has remained unchanged. We have learned recently that health cards are available throughout Europe allowing people not even living in the UK to claim free medical help, funded by the NHS.
Yet MPs have the gall to keep raising the retirement age. The shortfall in the economy is their fault and the main reason why there is a problem funding pensions. Yes, there was a global crash but Canada, Turkey and Australia avoided it -- through sound judgement whereas the UK squandered, and continues to squander billions.
To point their finger at us and say it's our fault for living longer is an absolute nonsense. My father and mother both died aged 57, but three years apart. At work, last year there was a spate of deaths with many colleagues losing parents (about six in total) and all were in their 60s.
The truth is that successive governments have destroyed the economy through ineptitude.
