Blog: Webb's state pension 'bombshell' is designed to divide

Yesterday's interview with the Observer told us nothing most pensionistas didn't know already; the state pension age rise will not stop at 66 in 2020. We all knew a rise to 67, probably by 2026, was on the cards. Drawing attention to this fact again looks initially like an own goal, but scratch deeper and it is clear Webb is playing a long game. The Observer's front page headline about "the new pension bombshell" made everyone who read it, despite their political leanings, feel a little sorrier for themselves. This will stand the Coalition in good stead, Tom McPhail, head of pensio...