When Boris Johnson was told that a 70-year-old pensioner called Elsie, was eating one meal a day and spending most of her day traveling on the buses to reduce her heating costs and to keep warm, he told GMB TV presenter, Susanna Reid, that's why he'd introduced the 'freedom bus pass', so that people aged 60 and living in London, could travel free on the buses throughout Greater London.
Tomorrow, many OAP's will be going to the polls in the local elections. All voters should bear in mind, that under the Tories, people aged 75 or over, are no longer entitled to a free TV license unless they're receiving Pension Credit. The Tories passed responsibility for this to the BBC, who immediately said they couldn't afford it. This year, pensioners, did not see their pensions rise in line with average earnings or inflation, because the Boris Johnson's government suspended the triple lock pensions calculator which broke a Tory Party manifesto pledge to guarantee the triple lock. Pensions were increased by 3.1%, which is well below the current inflation rate of 7%, so their pensions are falling in value and not keeping up with the cost of living.
The Tory government are also planning to axe free prescriptions for those age 60 who live in England. They currently receive free prescriptions that now cost £9.35 per item. Prescriptions are free in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, irrespective of age. You also receive a free bus pass at 60 if you live in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, but not in the rest of England, which under Johnson's Tory government, ought to be renamed MUGSBOROUGH!
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