Its all very good saying that to raise the pension age to 66 means extra billions saved...not a bad idea but he has a HUGE problem to overcome that decision.
If in an ageist society..... most people over 40 cant get a job...how is he going to get work for the 65 year olds for another year ( if they are lucky enough to be in a job anyway) ? Most companies try like mad to put them in positions where they are not needed to get rid of them.
So what accompaning legislation is going to be introduced to overcome this ? Will ALL companies be forced to employ at least one or two over 50 ? Same as the law with ethnic minorities ? Same as the percentages required by the Police ? The Army ?
And to pay them the same rate of pay as they have enjoyed all their lives...NOT the minimum wage ?
And if they are unemployed over 60...they will still get Pension credit of £130 per week so any savings made will soon dwindle.
There are more chances of riding a purple elephant through the Queens bedroom than this coming to a successful fruition.
There are millions of over 50's and 60's who would love to have a paying job that takes advantage of their superior knowledge and intellect, but the spotty faced juvenile managers do not want the competition.
However.....these people have paid their dues and worked hard all their lives.....what a wonderful reward for all those taxes and NHI payments paid throughout their whole lives!
There are more people in this age group than any other for the first time in history. valuable votes ! Drop this one before you smash all chances of returning to Government.
listen any government dont have any ethics, the rich is 90 percent of the country are getting richer day by day, the bottom 10 percent who spend the most money in gdp real terms>
The army all should be paid at least 20 pounds per hour, they dont work 9 to 5, they work 24 hours a day on standby when not in action, this government is utter diss, these men are so brave, they should not pay tax!