News Archive

1. Fuel Poverty. Why are bills so high? (January). Click here to read the article. 

2. MyCSP recognition dispute. Report from the Liverpool picket line (July). Click here to read the article.

3. Green Fingers. Government plans to allow councils to sell off allotments (August). Click here to read the article. 

4. State Pension Age Review. The government has launched a third review of the state pension age. (August), Click here to read the article.

5. MyCSP Stays Solid. Update as strike enters 9th week. (September). Click here to read the article.  

6. No Pasaran. The work of the North West Trade Union International Committee (September). Click here to read the article.

7. MyCSP Dispute Latest. Update as the strike enters it's 14th week. (October). Click here to read the article.

8. PCS Political Fund Ballot. Why it's important ARMs members use our vote. (October) Click here to read the article

9. MyCSP Dispute Update. Strike extended again. (October). Click here to read the article

10. ARMs National Committee. Report from the November meeting by Tony Conway, ARMs National Chair. (November). Click here to read the article

11. Budget 2025. Merseyside ARMs review of the budget. (December). Click here to read the article 

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1. Autumn Statement 2023. What it meant for you. (February) Click here to read the article. 

2. McCloud Judgement. Latest news for civil service pensioners. (February) Click here to read the article.

3. Palantir and the NHS. How to opt out if you don't want your NHS data shared. (February) Click here to read the article.   

4. Cost of Living. Where to get help in the ongoing Tory cost of living crisis. (February) Click here to read the article. 

5. Misinformation & Disinformation have become prevalent in today's digital age making it crucial that individuals develop skills to identify and combat false information. (March) Click here to read the article.

6. Local Elections 2024. The 2024 local elections for Councils, Combined Authority Mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners were due to be held on Thursday 2 May. We provide some information for Merseyside ARMs members by local authority. (March) Click here to read the article.

7. Spring Budget 2024. The Chancellor's recent budget a non-event according to most commentators, particularly for older people. Independent Age Chief Executive Joanna Elson described it as "a missed opportunity to address pensioner poverty". (March) Click here to read the article.

8. WASPI. State pension latest. (April) Click here to read the article.

9. Triple Lock & the State Pension. What's going on? (April). Click here to read the article. 

10. State Pensions. When your state pension becomes due, how much could you get and when you should apply for it. (May). Click here to read the article.

11. General Election 2024. The hotly anticipated General Election has been called by the Prime Minister for 4 July. We provide information that PCS Merseyside ARMs members will need to know. (June) Click here to read the article.

12. Civil Service Pensions. Update on some minor changes. (July). Click here to read the article.

13. Winter Fuel Payments. Withdrawal of a lifeline for pensioners. (August). Click here to read the article.

14. £2 Bus Fares. The £2 bus fare policy in the UK was introduced in response to the rising cost of living and the need to promote affordable public transport. After recent government decisions on the winter fuel allowance and the two child benefit cap is it under threat too? (September) Click here to read the article.

15. Social care Crisis. The crisis in social care for the elderly in the UK has reached alarming levels exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and 14 years of Tory inaction. With an ageing population, the demand for elderly care services has surged, yet the system struggles to keep pace. (September). Click here to read the article.

16. Winter Fuel Payment Cuts. Steves Ion and Hughes from Merseyside ARMs attended the lobby of Parliament on 7 October. (October). Click here to read the article.  

17. Eulogy. Steve Ion remembers former Merseyside ARMs activist Mike Hinstridge. (November). Click here to read the article.

18. MPA. Who or what are the Merseyside Pensioners Association? (November). Click here to read the article. 

19. Landlines. Find out about the digital switchover. (December). Click here to read the article.

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