MailonLine highlights the many people who would desperately love to cash in their small annuities, instead of receiving a small sum each month for life. Ros calls for insurers to allow this but also warns that individuals need to know the risks, such as tax to pay first. ( link to pdf )
The Daily Mail and MailonLine highlight Ros’ warnings that many of the healthy older people have told her they would revolt against being forced to stay inside if restrictions are eased for younger people. ( link to pdf )
The St. Helens Star newspaper article quotes leading medical experts and Ros advising the Government not to exclude healthy pensioners from any easing of lockdown.
The Daily Express carries Ros’ warning that older people may face increased risk of dying due to the lockdown, not necessarily just from Covid-19.
The Daily Express carries Ros’ warning that older people will not accept stricter lockdown rules being imposed on them and will reject such age discrimination. ( link to pdf )
The Sun highlights the risks of Government imposing stricter rules on older age groups and using age discrimination to guide lockdown easing during the corona crisis. Ros warns that this would be wrong and strongly resisted by many older people. ( link to pdf )
Ros was interviewed on Sky TV’s Ridge on Sunday programme and warned against age discrimination in deciding how to ease the lockdown.
ThisIsMoney has highlighted the problem faced by many women who were underpaid their State Pension for years but are not always receiving compensation. Ros is quoted explaining that these women are often the poorest pensioners and need every penny. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted In a Yorkshire Post column with support explaining why it would be wrong to discriminate against older people when extending lockdown. ( link to pdf )
The Yorkshire Post prints a letter from a fit 73 year old who agrees totally with Ros’ column calling on the Government to drop any thoughts of age discriminatory easing of lockdown rules. ( link to pdf )