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Are you in favour of well off and rich pensioners getting the Winter Fuel Allowance?

I don't think it matters at all, they pay their taxes and contribute  NHS as far as I know , obviously paying more into the state coffers than any average Joe bloggs. I heard earlier that MP's had been claiming monies for their own homes , many of those second homes With claims up to 26 k, now that is taking the p**s.

Obviously some rich people do care for others too.
There are many philanthropists in the UK, including individuals and organizations that support a variety of causes:

Paul Marshall
Ranked as the most generous philanthropist in the UK in 2024, Marshall is an investor who gives to social equality and inner-city education

Sir Chris Hohn
A hedge fund manager who gives to children's health and the environment
Alan Parker
A businessman who gives to children's safety and the environment

Lord Edmiston
A motor entrepreneur who founded a large Christian charity
Lewis Hamilton
A racing driver who donates to improve opportunities for young people

Sir Elton John
Founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which has raised over £400 million to support HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and treatment
The Drapers' Company
Supports a variety of causes, including education, prisoners, homeless people, and more
British public
Donates to a variety of causes, including supporting refugees from Ukraine and those affected by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
The Sunday Times Giving List is an annual index that tracks the philanthropic activity of Britain's wealthiest people.
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Across 2020, around three in 10 (28%) people were regular givers, with 3% giving weekly and 25% giving monthly. Half (51%) of adults reported giving from time to time whilst one in seven (14%) give rarely. Three in 10 people are regular givers. Women are more likely than men to give regularly.

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Don't do as I do, do as I say?

www.telegraph.co.uk/money/rachel-reeves-claim-thousands-energy-support-winter-fuel/

Reeves is looking for more soft targets.



www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13831799/Rachel-Reeves-target-pensioner-driver-taxes-Budget-raise-billion-think-tank-warns.html

So far as I know we in England don’t vet juries at all in this country. Hildie. I am not aware that people who have been sexually abused are asked not to stand as jurors in a sex trial: does this happen?
I had assumed that the panel in the assisted dying vote you refer to were chosen because they were undecided before they heard the debate , but it would not surprise me to learn that the evidence was biased. In any event the sample to is far too small to draw any conclusions.

Is Starmer gambling with the lives of 65m people here? (A Russian nuke would hit London in about 20 minutes after launch.)

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7858qqzyv8t

But does Putin want that. 5 seconds later 3 will hit Moscow.

I think we all know that Ukraine is slowly losing the war. They're even conscripting 50 year olds now.

I think there will be negotiations by Spring.

Or you can all move north. I have two spare rooms and I don't think Sunderland is on any target list. If they think it is, I have a tent and we can head for the hills. I'll stock up on sardines and Campbell's soup.