The lucky generation! My pension as disposable income far exceeds what I was earning! My mortgage is paid off, Clothes for work unnecessary (those who knew me at work – do not laugh!). Nights out a thing of the past! And my heating bills are basically negligible due to solar panels. Yet the Daily Express is making a bigissue of the fact that within 2 years 4 million pensioners will be getting enough to pay tax! What they do not say is how many will be moved off benefits! Food inflation is high but here again, pensioners are at an advantage – I have time to prepare food rather than pay inflated prices for processed meals.
Oh, and the rest of my lucky birth – born in the UK, free education, free NHS (including prescriptions for a long time, free dental care as before, a grant whilst at University, no National Service or war impacting on me, late 1960’s and early 70’s music and fashion and life style revolution; liberalisation of society with feminism and racism and homophobia not banished but an improved society. The future for todays youth does not look so rosy as the seeds of hatred are sown incessantly.