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Webchat with Mhairi Black MP, Tuesday 12 January at 11 - 12pm

(31 Posts)
leemw711 Sat 09-Jan-16 23:11:47

Very impressed with this wise young politician. As a pensioner born in 1952 I am one of many, many thousands of retired women who will never receive a full pension unless Mhairi Black fights for us and being recently widowed I really need the extra money which we have been cheated out of by this dishonest government.

heavenknows Sat 09-Jan-16 13:31:41

I saw her discussion regarding women's pensions too. Very impressive.

So refreshing to see an MP putting the concerns of the people forward so passionately. And so disheartening that it takes someone so young and new to the field to show the rest of them the way it's done. Great MPs that stand up for the people and do what's right should be the NORM, not an exception.

But well done to her, I've been impressed with her so far and hopeful that it will encourage more women and young people to stand up and be involved.

Scooter58 Fri 08-Jan-16 22:48:38

As Riverwalk says,wise beyond her years,there is still hope for women in politics,as a WASPI supporter I thank Mhairi for her support,my local MP Marion FELLOWS is also an avid supporter of the WASPI campaign .

DotMH1901 Fri 08-Jan-16 20:32:49

I was born 1955 and would like to thank Mhairi for all her support in helping to get us noticed. Sadly my own MP isn't bothered - neither was my former MP in Dover (both are Conservative MP's).

Riverwalk Fri 08-Jan-16 18:57:07

I heard Mhairi speak yesterday in the HoC - goodness she is wise beyond her years!

I was born in 1954 and can only thank her for securing the debate.

She's a star we should watch.

KatGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 08-Jan-16 18:52:00

We’re pleased to announce that the SNP’s Mhairi Black MP will be joining MNHQ on Tuesday 12th January between 11 - 12 pm, but will also be taking questions from Gransnet. She’d particularly like to talk about the ‘Women Against State Pension Inequality’ campaign - see below for more details on that.

Mhairi Black is SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South and is the current ‘Baby of the House’ - the youngest member of the House of Commons. After joining the SNP in 2011 Mhairi was elected at the age of 20 in the 2015 General Election, whilst completing her undergraduate degree in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Glasgow. Her maiden speech made headlines, partly for the rule-breaking applause which followed it.

In support of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign, Mhairi secured a debate in the House of Commons on state pension age increases that some say discriminate against women born on or after 6th April 1951, calling the situation “grossly unfair”. The campaign is calling for the reversal of the decision to delay the retirement age for women born in 1953-1954 - you can read more about this here.

Please do join us on the day or leave a question here in advance - questions posted on here will be copy and pasted over to the webchat over on Mumsnet, and answers will be copied over to here.