Perhaps it was quite prescient to publish this week the history of the Campaign for Equality of State Pension Age when news reaches Rights of Man Towers that Age UK backed by Saga are campaigning against the equalisation of the state pension age (and retirement age) for man and women at 66 from 2018. Why any man is a member of these two organisations is beyond me.

By 2018, men will have received their state pension and retirement at a later date than women for 70 years. That is, 70 years of sexual discirmination against men. On top, men live shorter lives than women so enjoy retirement for even less than women. This 70 years has been a double whammy (covered here and here)

So instead of Age UK and Saga welcoming the news and saying what a great day it is for equality, they march on Parliament (Guardian, Independent, Telegraph , Daily Mail) .

The worst article is from Ros Altmann the director general of Saga who claims it is discriminatory. Yes that's right. The equalisation of state pension ages after 70 years of blatant sexism and discrimination against men is actually sexist towards women. Orwellian doublespeak of the highest order.

Such hypocrisy from people like Ros Altmann, Saga and Age Uk who claim to champions of equality when they stayed silent for 70 years shows how insignificant they feel equality counts for men.

If any men is a member of either Age Uk or Saga, they need their head tested. Rip up your membership book and send it back to these anti-male 'equality' hypocrites.

Posted by Skimmington