Too old for pensions
',ir: Though as indignant as is Mr O'Hanlon Letters, 14 lulyt that the oldest people in our country have no state pensions, I cannot see that their case is strengthened by criticising an increase :n pensions which have been purchased by money which had up to two or three times the purchasing power of that in which pensions are currently payable. The two subjects are unrelated. Still worse, and because false so much more damaging to Mr O'Hanlon's case, is the inaccurate statement that the rich are to be given pension increases as creat as those given to the poor. In 1842 a thing called income tax was reintroduced, in 1910 what to natty-call surtax was thrust upon us. Mr (SHanlon ignores the fact that both are still with Neither the ex-premier nor the ex-general he h.zs named will retain much of the 15s a week he would have us believe will benefit the former, nor :he lOs a week the latter.
William Phillips
L.:7-rib Building. Temple. London EC4
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