Justice for the WASPI Women

This week, I spoke in a packed-out Westminster Hall debate on the issue of compensation for women affected by uncommunicated changes to the state pension age. Plans to equalise the state pension age for men and women were phased in faster than expected by the 2011...
Women Against State Pension Inequality

Women Against State Pension Inequality

Rapid changes to the pension age affecting over 3.8 million retired women have left many facing financial hardship. I met with Debbie and Angela from the WASPI campaign team this month to follow up on Labour Conference meeting and discuss how we can push forwards...

Protecting Pensions

With the Government briefing big spending cuts, they once again failed to yet rule out real terms cuts to pensions or benefits. By repeatedly u-turning on these issues, they were only adding to mounting financial worries for retirees (especially the one quarter of...
Voting for Ethical Pensions

Voting for Ethical Pensions

Today, the Tories voted to make it harder for public bodies to divest pensions from fossil fuels, arms manufacturers and companies that profit from human rights abuses. I voted against this. Public bodies shouldn't be strongarmed into financing unethical...