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Starmer

Says he will takeaway pensioners free prescriptions and bus passes.

Barbara Stevens ● 24d16 Comments

Not necessarily.Governments have been known to leak to selective journalists stories to see the strength of response before committing to the policy.

Ed Robinson ● 23d

"Its poor speculative reporting from a poor newspaper."I say, steady on. I was brought up on the Daily Express, in Beaverbrook's time.

David Ainsworth ● 23d

It's a Daily Express article about the winter fuel allowance and a planned protest against its withdrawal.The article speculates that if they get away with taking the WFA They could 'perhaps' then go for the bus passes and the free prescriptions.Its poor speculative reporting from a poor newspaper. No basis in fact

Andy Pike ● 23d

Barbara, I just hope you don't see some of the "deep fake" videos going round the Internet ...

Michael Ixer ● 23d

But at the same same Starmer wasn't in then, the News was against his picture.

Barbara Stevens ● 23d

OK Ivonne.

Barbara Stevens ● 23d

Hello Barbara,I have just Googled "withdrawal of free prescriptions to over 60s" and all the articles that came up were dated 2022 and 2023.....  https://www.google.com/search?q=withdrawal+of+free+prescriptions+for+over+60s&oq=withd&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgAEEUYJxg7MggIABBFGCcYOzIGCAEQRRg5Mg8IAhAAGEMYsQMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyDwgEEAAYQxixAxiABBiKBTIPCAUQABhDGLEDGIAEGIoFMg8IBhAAGEMYsQMYgAQYigUyDAgHEAAYQxiABBiKBTISCAgQABhDGIMBGLEDGIAEGIoFMgwICRAAGEMYgAQYigXSAQkyOTUzajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Ivonne Holliday ● 23d

Ms Stevens is innocent and trusting. The newspapers are so naughty.

David Ainsworth ● 23d

It's what others think he has in mind to stir up misinformation so that when they dont do it we are all grateful ! I be very surprised if there is any truth at all in the story.

Andy Pike ● 23d

Ivonne, when you put your computer on and a News page comes up. Whether true or not, I don't know, but it had Starmer's face. In other words what he has in mind next.

Barbara Stevens ● 23d

There is a debate on assisted dying in Parliament this week.Yuan Yi Zhu has been highlighting the dangers of this for many years.The scoop creep where this has been brought in is shocking. I been following him for a number of years I didn't expect somewhere like Canada to target the poor. Don't be fooled that the UK will be any different.Below are some links including Cambridge Union debate https://unherd.com/newsroom/are-britons-really-in-favour-of-assisted-dying/https://thecritic.co.uk/against-assisted-suicide/https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-is-canada-euthanising-the-poor/https://youtu.be/AlcxijSUqDU?si=3Ce1YOHmWQ_ZGpAV

Ed Robinson ● 24d

Where did you hear this, Barbara?

Ivonne Holliday ● 24d

"it looks like if you don't own a mobile phone you won't be able to check in for flights if he removes check-in desks - or is he just testing public reaction?"As someone with growing Luddite/machine-breaker sympathies (and declining cognitive capacity), I reckon that this imcreasing desire to cut staff and costs by making smartphones utterly vital for just about everything is going to cause disaster eventually. Or at least for the older and poorer sections of the population. Or at least for the older and more bloody-minded - just me then?

David Ainsworth ● 24d

No Michael, he's just being a stupid pr@t floundering out of his depth.  Again!

Sue Hammond ● 24d

Yes, Andy, it would also be poor policy to withdraw pensioner' subsidies for transport when use of public transport should be encouraged. The most sensible move would be to tax aviation fuel; that's one real Brexit benefit every one has missed. The UK is no longer constrained by EU rule exempting aviation fuel from tax. I'm sure Mr O'Leary will squeal but who cares, he's happy to rip off his own passengers and it looks like if you don't own a mobile phone you won't be able to check in for flights if he removes check-in desks - or is he just testing public reaction?

Michael Ixer ● 24d

He hasnt said that. It's a fear aired by some pensioners alliance it's not ( at the moment anyway) policy.In fact with 90% of prescriptions issued free anyway theres a suggestion that charges may be scrapped altogether.

Andy Pike ● 24d