Despite what some may claim, Britain’s older generation are
not to blame for the economic crisis. Neither does it help when the media suggests
that there is a conflict between young and old, especially when the age groups
share the same concerns over affordable housing, public transport, low incomes
and retirement ages.
But growing older can be a real challenge. Britain’s state pension
is amongst the least adequate in the developed world, some of the stories
surrounding the care of older people are absolutely shocking and last winter
over 30,000 pensioners died from the cold.
A country can be said to be judged by the way it treats its young
and older members. That is why we need a series of policies that improve the
lives of Britain’s 11m pensioners, as well as protecting future generations of
older people. At the General Election we will call on candidates to support our
Pensioners’ Manifesto that will put the concerns of older people at the heart
of the political process.
See the full manifesto at http://npcuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Pensioners-Manifesto-2015.pdf
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