State of the UK govt, particularly the chancellor, another #OutOfTouchDoesntCareBillionaire
@Zailrand WHAT savings? Many people are working desperately underpaid jobs already - some not even on minimum wage! Sunak is completely out of touch.
@homebird its worse than that IMO in that they don't actually give a flying fuck :(
@Zailrand @homebird They have also reduced state pension to £40 per week for some people who have retired overseas. There is a list of countries including Australia where the cuts have been put in place. UK seniors eligible for a full pension should be receiving around £185 a week. It's difficult to save in these times but it would be risky to trust that a UK pension will be there when it's needed.
@garli_lauri @homebird yes, spouse (retired) mentioned this when I (again) suggested we should leave #PlagueIsland. Not like those people paid 40 yrs NI contributions or anything is it?!
@garli_lauri Yes it is! I know how you feel exactly!
@homebird @garli_lauri me too... I will have an occupational pension hopefully (but you know, rule changes etc are eroding that) and as I work in IT atm I plan to keep doing consultantancy work..
@Zailrand @garli_lauri Even if you have paid into a pension, they keep raising the pension age, so you are never getting to that stability.
@Zailrand I think they are just totally out of touch with reality. They don't have to worry about food bills, heating bills, trying to make ends meet.