{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"WASPI2018","home_page_url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk","description":"WASPI2018","author":{"name":"WASPI2018"},"items":[{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-campaign-2018-at-labour-party-conference---liverpool-2023","html_content":"

Nearly twenty WASPI women from six groups representing WASPI Campaign 2018 gathered outside Labour's Conference in Liverpool this year. Monday morning saw them gathering in a group dressed in WASPI colours and proudly we...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-campaign-2018-at-labour-party-conference---liverpool-2023","title":"WASPI Campaign 2018 at Labour Party Conference - Liverpool 2023","summary":"Nearly twenty WASPI women from six groups representing WASPI Campaign 2018 gathered outside Labour's Conference in Liverpool this year. Monday morning saw them gathering in a group dressed in WASPI colours and proudly we...","date_modified":"2023-10-14T16:13:43Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-campaign-2018-at-conservative-conference---manchester-2023","html_content":"

Members of Salford & Eccles WASPI 2018 and Solent Women Against State Pension Inequality met with long-time WASPI supporter Conservative MP Peter Aldous, Co-Chair of the State Pension Inequality for Women All-Party Parli...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-campaign-2018-at-conservative-conference---manchester-2023","title":"WASPI Campaign 2018 at Conservative Conference - Manchester 2023","summary":"Members of Salford & Eccles WASPI 2018 and Solent Women Against State Pension Inequality met with long-time WASPI supporter Conservative MP Peter Aldous, Co-Chair of the State Pension Inequality for Women All-Party Parli...","date_modified":"2023-10-03T10:13:31Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-campaign-2018-agm-2023","html_content":"

Our 2023 AGM was held on 20 September and attended (via Zoom) by Co-ordinators from our local groups throughout the UK.

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-campaign-2018-agm-2023","title":"WASPI Campaign 2018 AGM 2023","summary":"Our 2023 AGM was held on 20 September and attended (via Zoom) by Co-ordinators from our local groups throughout the UK.","date_modified":"2023-09-22T16:27:29Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-thank-peter-aldous-mp-for-his-continuous-support","html_content":"

Peter Aldous MP for Waveney and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on State pension Inequality for Women - \"Supporting WASPI women is both morally right and politically necessary\".

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-thank-peter-aldous-mp-for-his-continuous-support","title":"WASPI thanks Peter Aldous MP for his continued support","summary":"Peter Aldous MP for Waveney and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on State pension Inequality for Women - \"Supporting WASPI women is both morally right and politically necessary\". ","date_modified":"2023-09-18T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspis-join-pension-protest-in-london","html_content":"

WASPI members from all over the UK were among the crowds of purple-clad 1950s women who braved snow and rain and flocked to London on International Women’s Day 8th March 2023 to highlight our campaign for pension justice...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspis-join-pension-protest-in-london","title":"WASPIs JOIN PENSION PROTEST IN LONDON","summary":"WASPI members from all over the UK were among the crowds of purple-clad 1950s women who braved snow and rain and flocked to London on International Women’s Day 8th March 2023 to highlight our campaign for pension justice...","date_modified":"2023-03-13T17:01:37Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-annual-general-meeting-2022","html_content":"

On 21st September the WASPI Campaign 2018 held our second Annual General Meeting since we adopted our current constitution in June 2021. It was held by Zoom and attended by Co-ordinators of our local groups throughout th...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-annual-general-meeting-2022","title":"WASPI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022","summary":"On 21st September the WASPI Campaign 2018 held our second Annual General Meeting since we adopted our current constitution in June 2021. It was held by Zoom and attended by Co-ordinators of our local groups throughout th...","date_modified":"2022-10-02T11:59:37Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/liberal-democrat-leader-pledges-support-for-waspi","html_content":"

Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey pledges support for our campaign for fair and fast compensation.

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/liberal-democrat-leader-pledges-support-for-waspi","title":"Liberal Democrat Leader pledges support for WASPI ","summary":"Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey pledges support for our campaign for fair and fast compensation.","date_modified":"2022-05-19T13:42:28Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/opposition-leader-signs-waspi-pledge","html_content":"

Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer has signed our pledge supporting our campaign for fair and fast compensation for 1950s women. This supports our aim of securing cross-party commitment to implementing the Ombudsman's...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/opposition-leader-signs-waspi-pledge","title":"Opposition Leader signs WASPI pledge","summary":"Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer has signed our pledge supporting our campaign for fair and fast compensation for 1950s women. This supports our aim of securing cross-party commitment to implementing the Ombudsman's...","date_modified":"2022-04-09T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/plaid-cymru%E2%80%99s-leader-pledges-support-for-waspi","html_content":"

Liz Saville-Roberts

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/plaid-cymru%E2%80%99s-leader-pledges-support-for-waspi","title":"Plaid Cymru’s Westminster Leader pledges support for WASPI","summary":"Liz Saville-Roberts","date_modified":"2022-04-05T16:47:14Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/appg-submission-to-ombudsman","html_content":"

WASPI welcomes the submission which the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has made to the Ombudsman. It clearly sets out the various forms of injustice that we have suffered and makes a strong case for compensation at...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/appg-submission-to-ombudsman","title":"APPG Submission to Ombudsman","summary":"WASPI welcomes the submission which the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has made to the Ombudsman. It clearly sets out the various forms of injustice that we have suffered and makes a strong case for compensation at...","date_modified":"2022-01-20T12:10:32Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-gives-evidence-to-appg","html_content":"

WASPI gives evidence to APPG

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-gives-evidence-to-appg","title":"WASPI gives evidence to APPG","summary":"WASPI gives evidence to APPG","date_modified":"2021-11-27T12:19:54Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-calls-for-compensation","html_content":"

WASPI has warned that paying the 3.8 million 1950s women in the UK their compensation is a matter of urgency because many of them are dying.

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-calls-for-compensation","title":"WASPI calls for compensation now ","summary":"WASPI has warned that paying the 3.8 million 1950s women in the UK their compensation is a matter of urgency because many of them are dying.","date_modified":"2021-11-15T12:21:50Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/our-comment-on-the-budget","html_content":"

\"As we feared the Chancellor has missed the opportunity to use the Budget to compensate the 3.8m WASPI women born in the 1950s who officially suffered maladministration when we were not given adequate notice that our sta...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/our-comment-on-the-budget","title":"Our comment on the Budget","summary":"\"As we feared the Chancellor has missed the opportunity to use the Budget to compensate the 3.8m WASPI women born in the 1950s who officially suffered maladministration when we were not given adequate notice that our sta...","date_modified":"2021-10-28T19:01:49Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/silent-masked-rally","html_content":"

1950s women held a silent masked rally at Emmeline Pankhurst statue, St Peter’s Square, Manchester

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/silent-masked-rally","title":"Silent Masked Rally","summary":"1950s women held a silent masked rally at Emmeline Pankhurst statue, St Peter’s Square, Manchester","date_modified":"2021-10-04T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-campaign-2018-hold-their-agm-16-september-2021%E2%80%8B","html_content":"

Hilary Simpson, national chair of the WASPI Campaign 2018

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Please write today and ask your MP to support 1950s women by signing this Early Day Motion (EDM). You can contact an MP via www.writetothem.com or by email/letter, making sure you include your full name and address on an...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/ask-your-mp-to-sign-early-day-motion-387-today","title":"Ask your MP to sign Early Day Motion 387 today","summary":"Please write today and ask your MP to support 1950s women by signing this Early Day Motion (EDM). You can contact an MP via www.writetothem.com or by email/letter, making sure you include your full name and address on an...","date_modified":"2021-09-06T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/local-council-buildings-and-local-landmarks-lit-up-purple-to-supp","html_content":"

6 September 2021 was the day Parliament officially reconvened after the summer recess. Up and down the land, WASPI women have approached their supportive Local Councils to help mark the day by agreeing to light up offici...

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/local-council-buildings-and-local-landmarks-lit-up-purple-to-supp","title":"Local council buildings lit up purple to support 1950s women!","summary":"6 September 2021 was the day Parliament officially reconvened after the summer recess. Up and down the land, WASPI women have approached their supportive Local Councils to help mark the day by agreeing to light up offici...","date_modified":"2021-09-06T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/ombudsman-says-dwp-guilty-of-maladministration","html_content":"

The Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has confirmed that the way our State Pension age was changed amounts to maladministration by the Department of Work and Pensions.

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/ombudsman-says-dwp-guilty-of-maladministration","title":"Ombudsman says DWP guilty of maladministration ","summary":"The Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has confirmed that the way our State Pension age was changed amounts to maladministration by the Department of Work and Pensions.","date_modified":"2021-07-20T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/meeting-with-all-party-parliamentary-group","html_content":"

Meetings with Chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women’s State Pension Inequality

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/meeting-with-all-party-parliamentary-group","title":"Meetings with All-Party Parliamentary Group ","summary":"Meetings with Chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women’s State Pension Inequality","date_modified":"2021-05-19T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-westminster-drop-in","html_content":"

After months of planning we were delighted that our Drop In information event at Westminster on 4th March 2020 was a resounding success with over 70 MPs attending.

","url":"https://waspicampaign2018.co.uk/blog-archive/f/waspi-westminster-drop-in","title":"WASPI Westminster Drop-In","summary":"After months of planning we were delighted that our Drop In information event at Westminster on 4th March 2020 was a resounding success with over 70 MPs attending.","date_modified":"2020-03-04T21:00:00Z"}]}