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WESTMINSTER has been urged to reverse cuts to free TV licences for the over-75s after new analysis showed that the move has cost Scottish pensioners £40 million this year.
The SNP said that the Tory government’s decision has been a “disaster” for households already struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
The party called for a U-turn after research by the House of Commons Library revealed the colossal bill for Scottish pensioners in 2020.
Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
LOTTE COLLETT welcomes the arrival of a new party for the left, a vehicle for councils to finally fight for progressive policies on housing, green spaces and public facilities, rather than administering cuts and misery from central government
