The full UK State Pension is now worth around £12,548 a year. That's less than half the earnings of someone working full-time on the National Minimum Wage, despite many pensioners paying taxes and National Insurance for 40, 50 or even 60 years.
Yet every time the Treasury needs money, the same voices appear demanding the Triple Lock be scrapped.
Why?
State pension spending is forecast at around £154 billion this year, but that supports over 13 million pensioners, many of whom rely on it as their primary income. Meanwhile, billions continue to disappear into failed projects, government waste, bureaucracy, consultants, quangos and policies that deliver little value to ordinary taxpayers.
The Triple Lock isn't some gold-plated luxury. It exists because politicians allowed the State Pension to fall behind for decades. Even today, a full State Pension is barely above the poverty line and is nowhere near a typical working wage.
If politicians want to save money, start with waste, inefficiency and failed spending programmes.
Leave pensioners alone.
They worked, they paid in, they built this country and they deserve dignity in retirement, not another raid on their income.
@BallinFFB 1857 Sheffield became the World’s 1st football team, 19 years later you were being massacred by the Sioux at Little Big Horn. Have some shame, cretin
@Ramma_____@funnywalkinboi Mcmahon played for arguably Liverpool’s best ever side, won 3 League titles, lost another to a last minute goal, also won 2 fa cups and was in the league’s team of the year twice. Your knowledge needs working on.
🚨DEPORT THEM ALL🚨
This is attempted murder caught on multiple angles by UK cops gone full rogue.
A lone patriot stands there with arms folded when the riot squad swarms him, slamming shield edges into his head and neck over and over like they’re trying to crack his skull open.
Blood flying, repeated rabbit punches with riot gear — the kind of blows banned in boxing because they kill.
This isn’t “restraint.” It’s a pack hunting a native Brit in his own country while real criminals get kid gloves.
Two-tier policing at its bloodiest: protect the imports, smash the locals who dare speak up.
Britain’s native sons are now fair game for state thugs enforcing the replacement agenda.
No trust left in these goons.
The people see it clear as day.
WAKE UP AND FIGHT BACK BEFORE THEY KILL MORE.
@DailyAFC Arsenal had a 10 mins spell at the end of the match when they were on top, a little more pushing forward would have won the game. They haven’t got the balls to go for it, that’s the difference in good and great teams. Arsenal are good but …….
@inHighburyN5 3 kick-offs straight up 40foot into the sky and hoping for a free-kick. You probably could do it on a wet windy Tuesday night in Stoke. Shite
@AFTVMedia Saka had more touches with his arms than with his feet, Rice kicking the ball 40foot into the sky and hoping for a free-kick. The anti football team. Crap
@henrywinter Declan Rice ( overrated carthorse) kicked off 3 times by hurtling the ball 30 yds into the sky hoping for a free-kick, alehouse team got what they deserved.