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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews 22 Mar 2017

    State pension age could be raised to 70, says reporthttp://bbc.in/2neWy7G 

    6:50 PM - 22 Mar 2017
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      1. Big Michael‏ @mickyb1960 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews @BBCWorld

        state pension should be going down

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      1.  🇮🇹Gage Storer 🇮🇹‏ @GageStorer 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews @BBCWorld

        Update: State pension can now only be accessed once you're dead

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      2. Vicky fread‏ @FreadVictoria 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews

        I'm sure every plasterer or roofer could work until they are 70! Only office bods could do that! Ridiculous

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      1. Susan spencer‏ @Susansp60451381 22 Mar 2017
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        And you should not get taxed on your pension AGAIN SO WRONG just saying.

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      2. Phil Padruig 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @PhilPadruig 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Brit Govt gets to keep even more NI money from Scotland, as our life expectancy is lower, what a great Brit bonus! #scotref

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      2. Phil #FreeAssange‏ @ingelund 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews

        .@BBCNews .@BBCWorld Keep working slaves.pic.twitter.com/onyzeFbkzt

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      3. James‏ @perilousbanana 23 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ingelund @BBCNews @BBCWorld

        further, it's £15k in France. All 3 countries listed have earnings related pensions too.

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      1. Jude‏ @faybijou 23 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Have you been asleep? @WASPI_Campaign Apparently everyone knows because the "media" have been telling us since 1995!

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      1. Linda Mather‏ @lindamather53 23 Mar 2017
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        oh my goodness me! I can just see my self on the reception class at 69!!! Bad enough at 66!

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      1. Lyricismist  🇮🇪‏ @maurbyrnemusic 22 Mar 2017
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        Same for MPs?

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      1. Alan Coates‏ @AlanCoates7 23 Mar 2017
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        Its mad working till your 70 .its ok if you r a MP sitting on your bum all day

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      1. Hummingbird‏ @HummingbirdUk55 23 Mar 2017
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        They really are delusional ... they need to get off their backsides and try 'manual' work and see if they feel the same then!

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      1. Simon Willis‏ @simonwillis7 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews @BBCWorld

        if you make it... Manual labour jobs?

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      1. GerryBoyce‏ @GerryBoyce1 22 Mar 2017
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        and still corporation tax gets cut. And, still British off shore dependencies are the biggest tax avoidance and evasion locations

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      1. Florence Cairney‏ @FlorenceCairne1 23 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews

        how much did it cost to come up with this plan oh yes MPs make the decisions well at least they got their big rise #slaverysback

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      1. Karen W‏ @baskerville5959 23 Mar 2017
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        They want to polish us off so we can't claim.

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      1. mike price‏ @mikethemoaner 23 Mar 2017
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        saving money again

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