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Sheila

@Sheels53

Mum, Granny, campaigner against 1950s Women’s SPA injustice

Joined March 2013
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Andy Burnham urged to act on #WASPI compensation ‘as soon as possible' manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…
Andy Burnham urged to make major DWP State Pension change 'as soon as possible'

Andy Burnham urged to make major DWP State Pension change 'as soon as possible'

The Prime Minister is facing fresh calls to set out plans for pay-outs for women born in the 1950s

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#JusticeForWASPI
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“A repeated refusal to engage with an independent ombudsman’s findings sets a troubling precedent for your tenure going forward. I ask you to urgently revisit this issue with fresh eyes.” @BenMaguireMP writes to @andyburnham about #WASPI
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“During his election campaign we met @andyburnham and he said we deserved redress and we would meet and talk about it again. We are still waiting for that meeting,” says #WASPI chair Angela Madden.
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“@andyburnham has done the right thing by pledging to meet with #WASPI women as one of his first acts as Prime Minister.” Editorial in Sunday Mirror.
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EXCLUSIVE: #WASPI new hope as @andyburnham set to meet campaign over redress options mirror.co.uk/news/politics/w…
WASPI new hope as Andy Burnham set to meet campaign over redress options

WASPI new hope as Andy Burnham set to meet campaign over redress options

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has agreed to meet WASPI campaigners to discuss ways to put the pension age scandal right, having said he is uncomfortable with the way millions of women were treated by...

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“If Burnham truly wishes to champion women, he must start by delivering financial justice to the #WASPI generation and stop treating women’s economic rights as something he can throw under a bus and instead offering a bus pass,” says Anne McTaggart. clydebankpost.co.uk/news/262…
'You cannot pay your energy bills or fix a boiler with a free bus ticket'

'You cannot pay your energy bills or fix a boiler with a free bus ticket'

For years I have spoken about how Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) has campaigned since 2015 for compensation for millions of women.

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“This action plan reveals the DWP’s contempt for the women it failed and its resistance to meaningful reform. Any attempt to learn lessons is no substitute for compensation which @PHSOmbudsman recommended ministers to pay.” express.co.uk/news/politics/…
WASPI women in blistering attack on DWP over state pension layout

WASPI women in blistering attack on DWP over state pension layout

WASPI campaigners have spent years demanding 1950s-born women are compensated for state pension age failures.

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The Govt says #WASPI women should have known pension ages were changing and found out details ourselves. It even claims earlier letters wouldn’t have been read or acted on. Blaming us, not the DWP, is unacceptable. Support our legal challenge. ow.ly/Hftx50Z2q8k
The DWP is still defying the Ombudsman. Help WASPI fight back in court

The DWP is still defying the Ombudsman. Help WASPI fight back in court

We are Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI), women born in the 1950s, fighting for fair compensation for maladministration by the Department for Work and Pensions.

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We knew this wouldn’t be easy. We knew we had a fight on our hands. And we have. But we have strength, we have determination and right on our side. We must email our MPs again. New day, new message. Parliament has the power to right this wrong. NEW TEMPLATE EMAILS ON OUR INTERACTIVE MAP HERE: ow.ly/SOZT50YebXf Send yours today. #JusticeForWASPIWomen #notgoingaway
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'A strong track record delivering for women'?? But not older women, it seems. Despite the warm words & promises of justice, all that Keir Starmer has delivered for #WASPI women is betrayal. @WASPI_Campaign #JusticeForWASPIWomen
Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) profile pictureSaul Staniforth@SaulStaniforthFeb 9
Bridget Phillipson: "You wouldn't find someone who's.. got a stronger track record on delivering for women & girls, tackling violence & misogyny, than Keir Starmer" Starmer gave a top govt job to the friend of a paedophile. Phillipson is treating us all like idiots.
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Government chooses to treat #WASPI women and @PHSOmbudsman with utter contempt, refusing to acknowledge the harm done by @DWPgovuk maladministration. We are considering all options.
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How times have changed @patmcfaddenmp #WASPI women trusted you and @UKLabour to do the right thing and honour your own words and those of @PHSOmbudsman #JusticeForWASPIWomen @WASPI_Campaign #notgoingaway
Pat McFadden (@patmcfaddenmp) profile picturePat McFadden
@patmcfaddenmp30 Nov 2017
MPs campaigning for a better deal for WASPI women.
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Can you spread the word? Let's make sure every MP gets lots of emails asking them to write to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. It asks him implement the recommendations of the Ombudsman. Please share the link and tag your friends. It's easy to do from our interactive map where you'll find template letters here: waspi.co.uk/getting-involved… #JusticeForWASPIWomen
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Here are the MPs who will make the decision about #WASPI compensation. They need to know that 70% of people support it. Whether you’ve written to your MP before, whether they have said they support WASPI or not, WRITE AGAIN! Click on this link waspi.co.uk/getting-involved… and there’s an email all ready for you to send. Do it now! #1millionemails #WASPIcompensation
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Listen to #WASPI’s @shelaghas as she sets out what the Government has done wrong and what it needs to do now to treat #1950swomen fairly.
That's TV Solent (@TTVSolent) profile pictureThat's TV Solent@TTVSolent1 Nov 2025
"The Ombudsman agreed with us." @solent_waspi mark 10 years of campaigning and say they will not be going away or giving up. The group fight the denial of compensation after little or no notice of their pension age change. The case will be in the High Court 9th & 10th Dec.
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#WASPI thenational.scot/news/255492…
Labour Government 'waiting for Waspi generation to die to avoid compensation payout'

Labour Government 'waiting for Waspi generation to die to avoid compensation payout'

THE UK Labour Government has been accused of “waiting for the Waspi generation to die” to avoid paying out compensation.

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Tomorrow's front page 📰
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Replying to @labourlewis
for WASPI women they already died on the hill
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#WASPI's court date is set for 9/10 December. A senior High Court judge will hear our case, with a decision expected in spring 2026. Thank you for your continued support for our legal case on Crowdjustice crowdjustice.com/case/waspij…
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@WaspiSEEssex ladies reminiscing over the ten years that we have been campaigning for justice for #WASPI women. Around 100,000 #Essex women are affected. Thank you @Essex_Echo
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@WASPI_Campaign26 Aug 2025
South Essex #WASPI group marks 10 years of campaigning for pension justice for women echo-news.co.uk/news/2541465…

South Essex group marks 10 years of campaigning for pension justice for women

A south Essex Women's pension group mark 10 years of "campaigning for justice" for 1950s-born women, during a pivotal development for the cause.

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