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Pensioner Power

(84 Posts)
mabon1 Wed 04-Sept-24 13:58:20

This new government promised change, change, change, well it has certainly kept its word.

ronib Wed 04-Sept-24 13:22:46

meddijess online businesses don’t have to be based in Thanet? Craft, jewellery, social influencer on social media?

meddijess Wed 04-Sept-24 12:52:12

Good luck with finding any kind of job down here in Thanet!

eazybee Tue 03-Sept-24 17:35:59

I think this government is very well aware of the unpaid volunteering and care that goes on and rely on it to promote their 'community' initiatives.
On a slightly different topic I am not sure that all putative members of U3A realise that all the organisation, presentation and instruction for courses and classes is done entirely for free by volunteers; the membership fee goes towards the hiring of premises.

ronib Tue 03-Sept-24 14:06:17

If you are well enough to undertake voluntary work and are struggling financially, I would think about finding a part time job which pays. Of course there will be a huge variation in pay depending on skill set and demand but some folk just enjoy being at work.
Although of course, just helping out with grandchildren is the best way for me and I won’t let politics interfere with my life to that extent.

MissChateline Tue 03-Sept-24 13:38:29

I was only discussing this a couple of days ago. I don’t think that the powers that be have any idea of the volunteering and unpaid care work that many of us pensioners do. I think that if this goodwill was withdrawn for a short period our contributions to society and what we are saving the statutory services might be valued and the WFA rethought. But it won’t happen.

merlotgran Tue 03-Sept-24 13:26:10

I said the same on another thread a few weeks ago. The problem is it will never happen because no grandparent is going to withdraw their childcare because it will hurt their family.

You’re right though. It would have a huge effect on the economy. I’d love to be able to say to the government, ‘Overlook our contribution at your peril!’ But it would be a waste of time.

We’re all just too nice and we don’t have a powerful union backing us.

keepingquiet Tue 03-Sept-24 13:24:30

Where was the article? It sounds like a silly idea to me and will achieve nothing.

Pippa000 Tue 03-Sept-24 13:13:04

I'm not really sure if this is the correct section but here goes, and I hope this is OK for a discussion. I have come across an article about the stopping of the WFA for many, and the power that retired people actually have. The idea was that they withdraw from all voluntarily work for a period (six weeks was a suggestion). This includes but is not exclusive to any grandparent duties after before and school, hospitals, including the hospital car service, hospices, charity shops, schools, youth activities, etc then the government may see how many retired folk, male and female, who have a state pension are vital to the economy.