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I've got a variation on that theme Kenny which is...........why not cut out paying state pension to those who have private retirement incomes over a certain amount - say, more than £50,000 pa? After all if they have an income of that or more then why on earth do they need a state pension let alone bus passes, winter fuel allowances, tv licences etc. I don't live in the world that such people ...
Seems there are moves afoot to change pensioner benefits come the next general election. http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/01/09/pensioner-benefits-for-the-chop-in-2015/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk-ws-bb%7Cdl4%7Csec3_lnk2%26pLid%3D145063
NEW HOMEBUY SCHEME LAUNCHED IN TEIGNBRIDGE First-time buyers in the Teignbridge area of Devon will now stand a better chance of acquiring the keys to their first home following the launch of an equity loan scheme. People who want to own their own home in Teignbridge but have struggled to raise the deposit now have the opportunity to apply for a loan under the Open ...
No-one's saying cars shouldn't be parked around the Marine shops area. What is being said is that they shouldn't be parked there illegally (or illegally parked anywhere else for that matter). Are you saying that an illegally parked car which, by being parked where it shouldn't be, and which then causes an accident is an okay thing? Whether or not cyclists should have compulsory insurance , ...
@Nelson - yes I remember that thread. Let the paper run with the story then. I seem to remember they covered this same issue a few years back. Perhaps they should revisit it. Reg. numbers can always be pixled out. If the police are on the offensive about this matter they could always make a contribution to the article. Letting motorists know that they will be fined etc if they park where they ...
Perhaps he should send them to the Gazette. See if they would use them. Get more coverage there than on here. And of course it is not only fully abled cyclists and pedestrians that are adversely affected by motorists parking where they shouldn't. What about those pushing buggies/having small children walking with them/wheel chair users/ mobility scooter users etc.
Maybe that's because you don't live the Exeter Road side of town Huw? I've seen cyclists using those paths (and remember they are also pedestrian areas as well) and I have to say there are noticeably more and more what I call leisure cyclists (as opposed to the lycra clad cyclists) using them even at this time of year outside of the tourist season. There is also a problem with cars parking ...
Suggest you contact the Dawlish Gazette they might do an article? Or you do a press release/letter to them?
And then of course each individual's circumstances could well change from year to year. First off though I bet they ( the government) change the age of being entitiled to WFA from age 60 (which was the state retirement age for women and therefore men had to be entitled to it at the same age as well) to the new state retirement age of 66+ which is what the state retirement age will be ...
this link should take you to the AOL article http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/01/03/call-to-curb-winter-fuel-payments/ if you scroll down to the bottom of the page some of the comments make for interesting reading.
