Voice for Older People in England

England is afraid to stand up for England. We have forgotten how to do it. It scares people witless.

I totally agree obie

We'll bow the knee to anyone for fear of offending any race, creed, colour or religion.

And it's probably why I don't get my free bus pass till I'm 66, whereas if I lived in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland I'd have had it since I was 60

Not just me, of course - other people are affected too

You have the EDL , they certaintly don't bow to all colours and creeds

Don't think you get it, Wales has a an older persons commissioner who supports the elderly in Wales, not the Welsh elderly - big difference

I think we used to have Joan Bakewell didn't we.

We did, kittylester. Appointed in 2008. Does she still do it?

What doesn't who get, Anniebach? The OP talks of pensioners in England, not English pensioners

Maggie, there is post which speaks of fear bowing to race and creed, race and creed has nothing to do with care for the elderly who do come in all colours and creeds

This man speaks total sense: www.tristramhunt.com/england

Just because some elderly in England are all colours and creeds, doesnt make Maggie's, or the op's, or my post, or Nana's last sentence wrong.

Don't we now have the woman who used to run Sage? Her name escapes me for the moment.

Ros Altman. Funny how it comes straight to mind as soon as I have posted!

Ros Altman is at DWP, she has taken over from Steve Webb the pension Minister. She is overseeing the changes to age related pensions which deprive many females of a decent income. I believe when she was at Saga she campaigned against the changes, however now she has been elevated to the Lords and joined the Government she has changed her spots.

Busy for rest of today but will def take at look at this thanks thatbags you do find all sorts of things!

Posted on wrong thread! meant to be the Bernie Sandwiches one.

Thanks Granddaughter I was sure she had something to do with older people.

In her defence when we had our one and only Saga holiday, which was a disaster, I emailed her on behalf of several people who went on that holiday because we were all being fobbed off and she sorted it out and we got sensible compensation.

Yes, and I know that she fought against a lot of pensions injustice in the past.

But now that she has been elevated to the Lords, things are different. In the past, when with Saga, she made it clear that she firmly opposed the timetable for state pension age equalisation that left so many women in poverty - www.rosaltmann.com/womens_SPA.htm.

She now denies ever having supported the aims of the WASPI campaign (Women Against State Pension Inequality).

In an interview for The Telegraph, 12 February 2016, she said:

"Why do they think they are a special case? I’ve never supported the aims of this campaign ever."

Cheers, Baroness.

Sorry, that should have read 6 February, not 12.

Having today read the various support on NI & Welsh OP Commisioners websites, English pensioners are the poor relations with this Government.

Interesting also the difference in the higher level of support for Pensioners in Scotland.

It is rather odd, really, because England has a Children's Commissioner as has Wales, Scotland and NI.
Older people must be the poor relations.

England is the poor relation. I was surprised in tonight headlines and I am worried about the way we are treating the poor.

The number of tenants evicted from their homes by bailiffs reached a record high in 2015, according to official figures for England and Wales that show 42,728 households in rented accommodation were forcibly removed.

Does anyone living in the UK have a problem with England standing up for pensioners living in England I wonder.

obieone, not quite sure what you mean , it seems that the Government do not want English pensioners to have the same equity, consumer protection and strong independent voice as the rest of the UK. Why is that, is it the Government is getting tied up in dogma, or just not really prepared to listen to pensioners in England Government advisor they are appointing who have liitle experience of age issues or living on a low income its frightening.

Latest advisors coming from the likes of Google and Amazon and two who are CEO on salaries in excess of £180,000, advising DWP. Are these jobs for close allieds?