Minister 'bullied and insulted' by women's group over pension age. My article in today's Sunday Telegraph @Telegraphhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/12144589/Minister-bullied-and-insulted-by-womens-group-over-pension-age.html …
@westerby1 @suecauston because it was deliberately set at that age so most people didn't claim cos govt can't afford for all to claim
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@JuliaHB1@suecauston I know, it was tongue in cheek:) They reduced women's, 65 to 60 many moons ago (O level history 1971) why, evades me! -
@JuliaHB1@suecauston It was in 1940, to ensure married couples, usually older man, retired together. http://www.web40571.clarahost.co.uk/statepensionage/SPA_history.htm …
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