51 h. ago JACK ANDERTON: My generation shouldn't be paying for Waspi women and other baby boomers to enjoy the goodlife

When I was 15, I started working every Saturday at my local butcher in Liverpool. I'd put on my red-and-white striped apron at 8am and spend the day washing and clearing up.

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62 h. ago Gen Z have worse passwords than their grandparents, study finds

Security researchers say findings ‘debunk the myth’ of digital natives understanding cyber risks better than older generations

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on crypto’s latest crash: it reveals who pays the price for a failing economy | Editorial

The bitcoin collapse lifts the lid on a society without opportunity, where risk is privatised and rightwingers sell illusions of freedom while ordinary punters bear lossesThe crypto crash has come again. And it is as brutal as ever. In barely six weeks, more than $1.2tn has evaporated from cryptocurrencies’ market capitalisation. The sell-off has sent bitcoin back to levels last seen in April. The world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly fell below $90,000 this week, shedding almost a third of its value since its October peak.The key to understanding crypto is that it has no “value” in any economic sense. It generates no income, commands no productive capacity and pays no dividends. Unlike state money, it is not backed by a tax base or a fiscal authority. What props up its price is not cashflow but expectation: the hope that someone else will validate today’s valuation tomorrow. When sentiment turns sour or people pull their money out, there is nothing to break cryptocurrencies’ fall....

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7 d. ago Waspi women: Scottish Labour MPs worried about compensation U

Several MPs told The Scotsman that reviewing the decision for the Waspi women was ‘reminding the public’ about a contentious issue

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8 d. ago The Latest: Federal offices reopen as the government shutdown ends

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks

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9 d. ago What compensation could Waspi women be entitled to and why is it controversial?

New evidence has come to light, the work and pensions secretary says

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1 week ago UK government to reconsider decision to deny Waspi women compensation

SNP accuses Labour administration of performing ‘yet another U-turn’ after leaving hundreds of thousands of women waiting

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1 week ago Government issues major WASPI compensation update after women denied payout

The Government says it will reconsider its decision not to award compensation to the organisation

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1 week ago Labour to reconsider decision not to grant compensation to Waspi women

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden told the House of Commons that the Government will re-evaluate because further evidence had come to light.

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1 week ago Government to reconsider decision to deny Waspi women compensation

The decision was made despite a recommendation that the women should be paid up to £2,950 each

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2 w. ago WASPI update over public 'anger' at DWP compensation decision

The Ombudsman previously recommended payouts up to £3,000 for the WASPI women

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2 w. ago DWP outlines measures to combat PIP fraud, risking loss of up to £749 in monthly payments

The DWP is 'committed' to tackling fraud and error within the benefits system, including recovering debts generated by Personal Independent Payments

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2 w. ago New DWP update for WASPI women impacted by historical State Pension age changes

Millions of 1950s-born women across the UK missed out on State Pension payments after increases to the official age of retirement.

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2 w. ago The generational divide is so overrated – here’s how I crossed it and forged new friendships | Zoya Patel

I have the benefit of friends who are both much younger and older than me. Our exchanges of ideas and points of view are making me a better personIt seems like intergenerational warfare is everywhere right now. Aside from the fact that it’s the burden of every generation to feel misunderstood by those older than them, and to condescend to those younger, the current tension between baby boomers, gen X, millennials and gen Z does seem to run deeper.Those of us in the latter two categories blame everyone older than us for the dire state of the world today (a viewpoint that sometimes ignores the fact that the world has been getting worse since the big bang). And let’s face it, it’s impossible to not be bewildered and feel attacked by people younger than you when they automatically dismiss your life experiences, start speaking seemingly in code (I still don’t know what “six-seven” means) and laugh at your idea of fashion. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK Government urged to offer State Pension age compensation to WASPI women

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville also said lower life expectancy in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK risks inequalities in pensions.

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