Winter fuel payments cut Options

[Richard Garvie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12846318

The yearly tax-free payment to help people pay for their heating in the winter was worth £250 for the over 60s last week, and £400 for the over 80s.

But the payment will revert to £200 and £300 for the two age groups in the winter of 2011-12.

[Strafin]

It is in the wrong place, not the end of the world but the categories are there for a reason. As someone already pointed out this has gone way off thread already, owing mainly to the fact that it is in this section.

[GMR]

It is in the wrong place, not the end of the world but the categories are there for a reason. As someone already pointed out this has gone way off thread already, owing mainly to the fact that it is in this section.

Does it make any difference? It is not a life or death situation but people just voicing their concerns/ opinions or whatever. Who really gives a toss what section this is supposed to be in? Unless the pedantic squad have taken over this forum.

[Strafin]

Does it make any difference? It is not a life or death situation but people just voicing their concerns/ opinions or whatever. Who really gives a toss what section this is supposed to be in? Unless the pedantic squad have taken over this forum.

Yes it does. Should I start posting about Audi's on here with all the people from the car forum I go on just because I live in Newbury? Should we all be writing about Libya in the Newbury section because there's a chance someone in Newbury knows someone out there?

[GMR]

Yes it does. Should I start posting about Audi's on here with all the people from the car forum I go on just because I live in Newbury? Should we all be writing about Libya in the Newbury section because there's a chance someone in Newbury knows someone out there?

The answer to your questions is yes. Just because this is a Newbury forum doesn't mean that Newburians are limited in their intellect (however, there is a good argument for it ).


Why should we - Newburians - go around to different sites looking for different subject matter when you've got a community here who can and probably are willing to discuss all sorts of subjects under one roof?

As for discussing Libya; yes... bring it on. Let us see what our fellow compatriots think of world issues; unless you are one of those that think people from this small area is too limited in their intelligence to discuss anything outside Newbury's boundaries? Again and reading some of the posts on here you've got a good argument for that view.