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"Pensioners need action, not words" says Bridget Fox
February 25, 2005 5:06 PM
Reacting to news that the Government has set out its principles for pensions, Liberal Democrat campaigner Bridget Fox says, "Abstract principles won't keep pensioners warm, restore their dignity or give women reward for a lifetime's unpaid work; what we need are real reforms now. After 7 years in office, Labour must offer pensioners concrete proposals not muddle and fudge."
Liberal Democrats have already set out detailed pensions proposals, including boosting the basic state pension by £25 a week and restoring the pensions-earnings link for over-75s, the war-time generation.
As part of its pensioners' package, the Lib Dems also supports:
• funding personal care for the elderly
• abolishing the unfair council tax
• promoting benefits takeup among older people
• extending the Freedom Pass beyond London.
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