Covid-19 forces rising numbers of over-50s women to retire early
Ros is quoted by Interactive Investor explaining that many older women are being forced into retirement by Covid 19 fallout. ( link to pdf )
Former minister Baroness Ros Altmann speaks at seminar on ageism
Ros spoke at a Seminar about the value of older workers, and her keynote speech is reported in the Jewish News. ( link to pdf )
Will ageism get worse in the post-pandemic workplace?
The Financial Times explores the impact of the coronavirus crisis on older people and age discrimination, especially in the workplace with Ros expressing fears that older people will lose out significantly.
Ministers say healthy over 70s WILL be released from lockdown with rest of UK despite scientists insisting they should stay indoors for longer – as anxiety levels surge among elderly
Ros is quoted by the Daily Mail and MailonLine calling for lockdown easing following this crisis to be applied equally to all age adults with no ageism involved.
Tory plan to increase pension age to 75 ‘chilling and immoral’
Ros was quoted in the Independent newspaper explaining why raising State Pension Age to 75 would be immoral.
Raising pension age to 75 would be damaging and unjust – Ros Altmann
Ros wrote a comment piece for the Yorkshire Post explaining why policymakers should ignore calls for sudden sharp increases in state pension age. ( link to pdf )
Iain Duncan Smith’s think tank plan to hike pension age to 75 branded ‘immoral’ by ex Tory
Ros was quoted in the Daily Express newspaper, criticising the Centre for Social Justice for proposals to rapidly raise State Pension Age. ( link to pdf )
Chilling. Immoral. Iniquitous: Former pensions minister Baroness ROS ALTMANN gives her verdict on plans to raise the state pension age to 75
Ros wrote a Comment Article for the UK Daily Mail explaining the iniquity of increasing State Pension age rapidly to 70 and soon after to 75. ( link to pdf )
State pension age changes: Baroness Ros Altmann calls proposal to raise threshold to 75 ‘immoral’
Ros’ views on the injustice of raising State Pension Age to 75 were explained in ‘inews’. ( link to pdf )
Tory’s plan to raise the state pension age to 75 over the next 16 years
Ros was quoted in the Daily Mirror commenting on the proposals from the CSJ to increase State Pension Age rapidly. ( link to pdf )