The Beveridge Report and old age pensions (letter)
1943-02-10 1943 1940s 1 page NATIONAL FEDERATION OF OLD AGE PENSIONS ASSOCIATIONS OUR PROGRAMME. Organise the Old Age Pensioners. Amalgamate the Existing Agencies. Provoke Public Opinion. Non Party Political and Unsectarian. Our Creed is the Need of the Aged Poor. President: JAS C. BIRTLES, J.P.,...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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10 February 1943
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| Summary: | 1943-02-10
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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF OLD AGE PENSIONS ASSOCIATIONS OUR PROGRAMME. Organise the Old Age Pensioners. Amalgamate the Existing Agencies. Provoke Public Opinion. Non Party Political and Unsectarian. Our Creed is the Need of the Aged Poor. President: JAS C. BIRTLES, J.P., Manchester Hon. General Secretary: H.W. TYRRELL, Southport. WE DEMAND. Old Age Pensions must be increased. Amend the Pensions Acts. Provide Suitable Houses Vice-Presidents: Councillor A. GELDER Halifax. Mr. J.A. TURNBULL Eltham, London, S.E.9. Editor: Mr. E. MELLING Blackburn. Asst. Editor: Mr. W. HARRISON Blackburn. Propaganda Officer: Mr. H.A. FREEMAN Urmston. Organising Secretary: Mr. J. BAIRSTOW Stockport. Executive Council: [ ] D. HUMBLE, Workington, Cumb. Mr. T. BROADFIELD, Huddersfield Mrs. M.A. PHILLIPS, Leigh, Lancs Mr. A. THOMPSON, Darlington Mrs. M. WILLIAMS, Warrington Coun. E.G. ANDERSON, Bristol Mr. C. COWELL, Woolwich, London, S.E Mr. F. BOTELL, New Eltham. London, S.E Asst. Secretary (Southern Area): Coun. H. BAKER, 89, Kenilworth Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E.17. O.A.P. Association. p.c. noted 12.2.43 All communications should be addressed to: HON. GENERAL SECRETARY WESTMEAD SOUTHPORT ROAD SOUTHPORT Feb 10th 1944 Labour Party Attitude to the beveridge Report to the Secretary of the T.U.C. Council to let you know that our Executive Council & our Association have taken a Ballot & has decided that the Beveridge Plan his [is] no Benifet [benefit] to old aged Pensioners to go 20 years before they recive [receive] the £2 pension there will be Hundreds off [of] our Dear Old Pensioners be Dead before receiving that Pension while the grass is growing the Horse is [starvin - crossed out] starving our Banches [branches] have come to a decision not to vote for any Member of Parliament in the future of any Party who will not support the Old aged Pension for 30/ shillings per week without any Means Test of any kind wich [which] is verry [very] unjust we have the Public behind us we have the proof by the last Election in Wallasey witch [which] was a strong conservative constituancy [constituency] it was the old age pensioners Movement wich [which] got Mr. G.R. Reaks [G.L. Reakes] in Parlement [Parliament] wich [which] we beat Mr Pemberton [Pennington]. Hoping you will suport [support] in a Body the old aged Pensioners To get our votes Hon Secretary Off Rock Ferry Branch Cheshire
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