Governing is about choices and the Labour government made a choice. It has decided pensioners are not a priority. In their first couple of months in office, Labour has given inflation busting pay rises to train drivers and public sector workers, guaranteed the Holiday Activities Fund, the Household Support Fund and will implement the last government’s extended free childcare, while stripping some of the most vulnerable people of their Winter Fuel Payment. The cold is particularly difficult to deal with for older people. Pensioners naturally spend longer at home than the population in general. …
