Pensioners are horrified to discover that most of them are set to lose their winter fuel allowance. Perhaps they should have seen it coming. Governments can only spend what they collect from taxpayers. Given that Labour promised not to increase taxes, the Government has to fund its spending decisions by cuts from elsewhere. So, the winter fuel allowance will be removed from all but the poorest pensioners. It is to be expected that Rachel Reeves is taking the unpopular decisions now. Labour’s majority means she has the votes in Parliament to do exactly as she likes. No one is listening to the C…
