Young people are taken aback by the Conservatives' pledge to strengthen the triple-lock, saying the cash should be spent elsewhere
Olivia Lever, left, and Reem Ibrahim, right, are both young Tories that are not impressed by the new triple lock announcementhas been biblical so far. It’s not fiscally sound and the party needs to urgently review what it’s offering. It’s completely ridiculous.”will see both their state pension and their personal allowance increase by the highest of 2.5 per cent, earnings or inflation.
“Instead of thinking about that, the Conservatives have brought in a quadruple lock. It’s weird to bring that in when we already have the triple lock policy – which is already so unsustainable. There are so many issues that need to be tackled right now – for instance, young people are struggling to see their GP and theIn her view, more support needs to be directed towards young people, with pensioners “being some of the wealthiest in the country.
“In the same way, if you’re going to alienate huge swathes of young voters right now, they won’t be there in the years to come. “When it comes to the triple-lock-plus policy, it makes sense that the Conservatives would offer it as a political incentive for older voters because“However, the problem is that they have already done that through the triple lock. Effectively, pensioners have received a rise that is above inflation – especially when rates were double figures last year. Around 25 per cent of pensioners are millionaires and many of them are incredibly wealthy.
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