Rupert says "The budget is only a sticking plaster - Pensioners need help."

12.00.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 17th Mar 2005

The Chancellor has delivered a budget which is little more than a sticking plaster for the General Election. He is offering small bribes to people that Labour has let down, but no long-term solutions. I'd like to tell you about our alternative budget

Britain's pensioners continue to receive poverty pensions. The REAL alternative on pensions is a Citizen's Pension that ends the discrimination against women and ends poverty pensions. It is expensive, but it is a matter of priority - we'd start with the poorest and most vulnerable, those over 75. Our fully costed package would give over 75s a pension rise of over £100 a month.