John Penrose MP met with local fundraiser Chris Constantinou to hear about the event he is holding to raise funds for the National Emergency Services Memorial. Chris Constantinou invited John to meet him at Weston’s Marks & Spencer store to see the huge array of gifts that would be raffled…
James Cartlidge MP explains that the current pay-as-you-go pension system, where this month’s National Insurance contributions pay this month’s state pension, was not designed for the UK’s ageing population and the demographic changes that we are seeing. Mr Cartlidge explains that John Penrose’s Sovereign Wealth Fund idea is one of the…
John intervenes during the WASPI debate to explain that the outrage expressed by the affected women – including many of his constituents – does not come from the equalisation of pension age (which they all agree with), but rather the injustice of not being given the time to plan.