Pensioner Power

This new government promised change, change, change, well it has certainly kept its word.

meddijess online businesses don’t have to be based in Thanet? Craft, jewellery, social influencer on social media?

Good luck with finding any kind of job down here in Thanet!

I think this government is very well aware of the unpaid volunteering and care that goes on and rely on it to promote their 'community' initiatives.
On a slightly different topic I am not sure that all putative members of U3A realise that all the organisation, presentation and instruction for courses and classes is done entirely for free by volunteers; the membership fee goes towards the hiring of premises.

If you are well enough to undertake voluntary work and are struggling financially, I would think about finding a part time job which pays. Of course there will be a huge variation in pay depending on skill set and demand but some folk just enjoy being at work.
Although of course, just helping out with grandchildren is the best way for me and I won’t let politics interfere with my life to that extent.

I was only discussing this a couple of days ago. I don’t think that the powers that be have any idea of the volunteering and unpaid care work that many of us pensioners do. I think that if this goodwill was withdrawn for a short period our contributions to society and what we are saving the statutory services might be valued and the WFA rethought. But it won’t happen.

I said the same on another thread a few weeks ago. The problem is it will never happen because no grandparent is going to withdraw their childcare because it will hurt their family.

You’re right though. It would have a huge effect on the economy. I’d love to be able to say to the government, ‘Overlook our contribution at your peril!’ But it would be a waste of time.

We’re all just too nice and we don’t have a powerful union backing us.

Where was the article? It sounds like a silly idea to me and will achieve nothing.