Burnside WASPI woman leading compensation fight feels forgotten in manifestos

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Burnside woman, Anne Potter, who has been campaigning for the pension rights of women in the area since 2016, is urging for action to be taken.

A Burnside woman leading the fight for compensation for women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the state pension age feels as though the cause is being forgotten by parties in their general election manifestos.

Many women argue that they were not notified of the changes – plunging their retirement plans and personal finances into disarray.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.

With election fever taken centre stage, Anne is under the impression that their cause has been forgotten about by the parties asking for votes, including the Conservatives and Labour. “It is particularly annoying that despite all of our discussions with Labour over the years, and the support they have given us previously, including from Sir Keir Starmer himself, it appears that they have forgotten about our cause – given their failure to acknowledge the need to suitably compensate WASPI women for the injustices suffered.

 

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