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Labour's declaration of war on our pensioners
Scottish Daily Express
|November 24, 2025
LABOUR’S contempt for pensioners knows no bounds. After subjecting millions to a humiliating means-test for the annual winter fuel payment — a decision that sparked such fury it was later reversed ~— they are now back for more.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is tipped to extend the income tax threshold freeze in Wednesday’s Budget in a move that would make OAPs significantly worse off.
Analysis shows it would cost pensioners £7billion a year in 2029 and 2030 — an average loss of £800 each.
This story is from the November 24, 2025 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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