When should people retire? Riots across France after Macron hikes retirement ages from 62 to 64

[@kimberleygirl7533]

I’m retired at 60. I don’t have a boredom issue at all. I have plenty to do and am not interested in engaging with a lot of the idiots loose in the world today

[@speakeasy5306]

Got a lot of respect for the French people: "They fight back"! Britons did once .. Don't any more !

[@kevbillows7113]

Nation of bedwetters now

[@rosita3528]

I'm a Briton and I willnfight back. Where the British men standing by my side?

[@dogtits1]

Divide and conquer/ free money society

[@tonysheerness2427]

This is the old left versus right battle in France. Where were the French when all the Muslims arrived and ruined France? No good sticking up for pensions if you do not have a country.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

Nah. They're a nation of sharp-elbowed me-first sociopaths.

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[@sophielaurel1102]

Britain could learn a thing or two from the French. We have become overly compliant.

[@ballshippin3809]

Weird how we typically label the French as cowards who always surrender in a war, but they are doing a lot more than us to fight the globalists controlling their country

[@Retrogamer71]

See you on the street in your gillet jaune and placard

[@christinefiedor3518]

The French are being very unrealistic and their economy is failing too.

[@ballshippin3809]

@@christinefiedor3518 Yeah they should just get rid of their backbone like us British and just work themselves to death to make the line on the graph go up 🙄 ...

[@SlimTortoise]

They end up with nothing btw.

[@cjohnson9237]

When is the UK protest ? My legs are worn out I am 62

[@Retrogamer71]

How are you organising? Facebook, Twitter, WordPress. Zoom meetings? Imagine all the existing pensioners who have time on their hands. Where are workers Union policies on this. Take action!

[@richardajoy79]

Mogg saying retiring at 70 is ok for someone like him whose got millions in the bank and who doesn't really work as much as the common folk... Retiring at 65 would be great for most, they can enjoy the last leg of their life and if they wanna work, they can do some part time work to make ends meat. Retiring at 67/68 is crazy.

[@garethwilliams4467]

It's no, it's too low. When FDR set the retirement age at 65 in the US to get a pension .... they average life expectancy was 63!!! You can retire when you want if you have the money ... but don't expect a state pension.

[@richardajoy79]

@@garethwilliams4467 , unfortunately not everyone can retire earlier if not lucky enough to have the funds for private pensions. Iv known people to retire earlier, great for them...then theres others who have no choice but to retire later and are physically knackered.

[@garethwilliams4467]

@@richardajoy79 but why didn't they have that choice ? Is it because they don't make the most of their opportunities. 85% of the UK population has probably had the same education and opportunities to access work. I work in the city - mostly working class lads on the trading floor.

[@steveii2485]

These three couldn’t be any further out of touch with reality and the majority of the county if they were living on mars 🤡🤡🤡

[@ballshippin3809]

Lets work ourselves to literal death just to make the line on the graph go up 🙄...

[@Retrogamer71]

Shameful and out of touch with reality. Horrible guests. Really shows these cronies are nothing but phonies.

[@SuperDare83]

No, I don’t want the retirement age to keep rising. Be careful of doing so as I think the majority of us agree

[@Gill12283]

The French are absolutely right to protest about this!😡😡

[@christinefiedor3518]

But completely unrealistic!

[@anglodoomer5995]

@@christinefiedor3518 I think it’s unrealistic that tyrant macron thinks he can do whatever he wants

[@growupgrowup696]

No. They're not. They're absolutely wrong!

[@petesmitt]

Australians don't get the age pension until 67.. and the French whinge about 64?

[@growupgrowup696]

@@petesmitt 64 in 2030.

[@paddymallory4080]

It shouldn’t be down to politicians to order us when to retire. I’m 50 now and semi retired in that I only work 16 hours a week.

[@katiadelrieu5621]

French here. I am an avid watcher of GBNews and disappointed at your take on this. To correct you, French Parliament has NOT passed this reform, which is why people are not accepting it. I am a teacher, I do not work outside, but teaching IS a tiring job and the age gap with the students gets more and more difficult to manage. I no longer enjoy my job, I am getting sick of the wokery I have to put up with these days. I am politically and socially active and would be even more so if I could retire. Plus I could finally live in Southern France where I hail from instead of the Paris area. Sorry, but I do not need a job to be an interesting person, not in my opinion anyway😉. Plus, do not forget that this reform is the agenda of the EU, of which Macron is just à puppet. As Euroskeptics, I am very disappointed that you dont take this into accourt. I am taking time off to go to a march this afternoon. It may not make Macron withdraw his reform, but at least we are not taking this lying down. Most of the people lecturing us on TV lead very privileged lives and I am disappointed that GB News is no exception here.

[@johnristheanswer]

Very good written English.

[@berniefynn6623]

Those who advocate raising the age should have to work at a manual job for at least a month and then tell me the age should be raised. I note it is the suit brigade who want to raise the age, heaviest thing they lift is a cuppa and a pen.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Mental work wears out the brain just like manual work wears out the body.

[@berniefynn6623]

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 a joker

[@garethwilliams4467]

but didn't they earn the right through a superior education, making more of their opportunities ?

[@susancooke1687]

sitting in a bar in the houses of parliament is not working

[@clivedavies3]

i think your companions dont live in the real world as when you reach 50 in physical jobs that no one wants to employ you unless they need a mentor heavy industry takes no prisoners at 60 most are burnt out..

[@clivewells704]

It’s a fair point if you work to say in a hard manual labour work then a lot of us are physically worn out, people who work in soft offices jobs wouldn’t last a day in a construction or farming job. Retirement age should be based on the toll your working has taken out of you

[@pussyclouts]

Well fecking said

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

And how would that be measured. Mental work wears you out but just in a different way.

[@chadzoe1]

100% well said Most Construction workers suffer in later life with musculoskeletal disorders. and asking them to work into late 60s is ridiculous.Also is France similar in population size and wealth to us and yet they can retire earlier than us - why is this ?

[@History-Untapped]

And someone in construction wouldn't last 5 minutes in my brain challenging job. The brain is a muscle too. I will be retired at 55, as I will have more money than I possibly need for retirement, thanks to my so called 'soft' office job. I will look at those working on a building with bewilderment

[@garethwilliams4467]

who would decide what was a physical job ? Sounds like central planning to me

[@diegolove173]

Please people do not listen to Rees Mogg and McKenzie if you have a chance to retired then go and enjoy life don’t stay at work just enjoy life

[@macraghnaill3553]

I don't know about living longer, I have known around 30 people who have died over the past 3 years [natural causes] apart from one who was 82 the rest were early to mid 70s. Mogg and the other 2 are completely out of touch. I retired at age 56, best thing I ever did, wouldn't have time to go to work now if I wanted to, not enough hours in the day

[@stephfoxwell4620]

In a group of ten people, if one lives to 100, two to 90 and two to 80 the other five only need to reach 72 for the average to be over 80.

[@DickyMint51]

They have just recently told us the life expectancy in the U.K. is going down ? You can’t Trust these Politicians they make sure they have really good pensions worth more than any amount the working class can earn. The most of them end up in the House of Lords till they die claiming at least £350 a day to sit and fall to sleep. The people should be on the streets same as the French.

[@DickyMint51]

The Retirement age should be 60 across the board for men and woman with an option that if you are healthy enough you can work as long as you wish. One size does not fit all in this case. After working from the age of 15 to 65 I feel in my case that was enough it’s a very big portion of your life and everyone deserves to have a quality of life in their autumn years. The Government are not interested in you as a person all they are interested is working you till you drop.

[@laurasands8322]

Because we're living longer doesn't mean we should have to work longer.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

It does though, otherwise the government would run out of money.

[@robertjones3613]

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Then the Government need to stop being so generous with taxpayers money to all and sundry other than the taxpayer.

[@stephfoxwell4620]

By 2100 women are expected to live to 96 but men to 81. Women should get delayed pensions.

[@iannick]

We're living longer because we work less

[@johnbrown1197]

It depends what you do if you are a pen pusher and you are stupid enough to work to 68 fair enough. However I worked in the construction industry and retirement should be 60 . One example an electrician he retired at the age of 65 and died 6 weeks later

[@raymondbonington9355]

My brother in law the same , 1 month he got .

[@christinefiedor3518]

It’s more common than think to retire even from “easy” jobs and die soon afterwards!!

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

That happens to office workers as well.

[@johnbrown1197]

Construction industry is more physical and putting up with weather conditions hot or cold. I retired on my 65th birthday however I would not get my state pension for 6 months and 11 days. So I lived off my private pension, which is small compared with what I used to earn

[@raymondadams7570]

our retirement is a disgrace, if the politicians didn't waste money, we would be fine

[@SlimTortoise]

I bet you took the MRNA drug which was a total waste of life and money. If you follow like sheep and vote for these morons then you will get nothing but thier contempt.

[@martinlear7815]

Or just stop giving all the money away, we could all retire at 65..

[@chrisbranchett4586]

Depends on your job, and health !

[@alfredbatchelor1954]

What’s the point, if you work, your going to tax them after 50 years of paying tax and watching you give it away to those that don’t work.

[@valembury283]

I’m a worn out 65 year old female and feel like I’ve been robbed. I worked as an engineer for most of my working life and it was a hard slog. I’m now left looking after my disabled son until I die. These idiots know nothing of the working class

[@jack_timber]

I retired at 58, a great career choice🤪

[@lumpyfishgravy]

Why do public sector get 3x the pension of the rest of us?

[@Retrogamer71]

Don't believe any of the lies they preach. Public sector workers don't deserve publicly financed final salary pension. The dismal state pension is evidence of the inequality and malicious smugness of these frauds who have tipped the scales for their greed and greed alone. Not one of these so called public servants is deserving. Britons should riot and protest twice as hard as our French counterparts.

[@nicnocb6677]

They don't they have to pay into their pension like everyone else

[@steveturner6770]

They pay for their pensions?

[@stephfoxwell4620]

They are forced contribute over 20% of their pay package to the pension. Typically a 6-10% deduction from salary and an employer contribution of 12-18%. Pay is reduced to cover the employer contribution. For instance a fully trained Tax Inspector earns about £60,000 but the equivalent accountant would get nearer £80,000. The accountant of course has the option to contribute more to their pension if they want.

[@timothywatson659]

Clearly Public Sector pension is good - but remember they pay considerably more than the average in pension contributions - Police for example pay between 12% - 14% of their salary, teachers on average pay 10% Whilst the non public sector worker only puts in on average 3%. - (obviously some pay much more but too many don't pay anything)

[@rule3036]

Its not about when you retire but wether you can afford to enjoy your retirement and live comfortably. For most to survive we have to retire later not through choice.

[@roypinel4405]

The parasites won't to work you too death because they have stolen your pension wake up people

[@oz0912]

65 is plenty

[@raymondbonington9355]

Depends what sort of job you do , how can a postman of 66 do the same as an 20 year old , I tried couldn’t do it ,,

[@markwright130]

I have taken my royal mail pension after 27 years and couldn't be happier. I still work 3 days a week but hopefully will finish at 60.

[@karllambert9827]

After 40 years of paying tax and national insurance,one should receive a government gold watch and a thank you pension for your service

[@History-Untapped]

That is what they said when I received my NI card at 16. It seems Govt have decided those who have been here for 50 years are completely irrelevant and are a cash machine.

[@stephfoxwell4620]

There should be a £10,000 grant for all couples who stay married until their youngest child is 21.

[@karllambert9827]

@@stephfoxwell4620 😎👍

[@peterpheasey7352]

I am 83 and no firm wants to employ me, because of my age, and try to get car insurance, at my age , its nigh on impossible

[@stephfoxwell4620]

Strippers are forced to retire at 50.

[@JonathanRedden-wh6un]

Many charities and churches are kept going by the retired- a different type of employment.

[@grenvillephillips6998]

The claim that they know someone who is hale and hearty in their seventies, is as bogus as the argument about knowing someone who smoked heavily all their life and are fit into their eighties.

[@michaelbrennan6045]

68 Screw that I work 6 nights a week 12 hour shifts I’d like to have a life one day.

[@brucewayne7838]

it is amazing how quickly the french police can leap ( no frog pun intended) into action with tear gas to deal with rioters but cannot do the same to round up and remove their illegal migrants.

[@scottpeterMA]

I at last (semi-) retired at 56, no pension but happy 😀 life's way too short for the daily grind

[@ancietman]

I agree, my parents worked hard all their life my mother died aged 60 my dad aged 64 neither got to see any retirement I don't intend doing the same.

[@macraghnaill3553]

I did the same, best thing I ever did

[@nicnocb6677]

How can you live without a pension?

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

How do you support yourself?

[@scottpeterMA]

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 work for 40 years, where there's a will there's a way

[@Sharpy7562]

I’m quietly quitting semi retitring being frugal less consumption and ignoring all gvt community whose biases showed up in COVID and happy dissacociate from society only focus myself and family

[@alison155]

If people have to work longer then they are taking the jobs away from people so more will be on the dole. I would rather pay a pension to someone that has worked so others that are younder can work

[@julielott2861]

My husband was a monumental stone Mason. Self employed very heavily work. At 50 years he collapsed at work. Turns out he completely wore his spine and neck out. How the hell could he work until 67years. Getting benefit was hell on earth and made us both more ill with the stress. I started my own business to save us. I am 59 years now. I have so many health problems I should be on disability but as I said claiming is hell on earth. I feel completely exhausted every minute of every day. I work but I am too exhausted to ever socialise or enjoy leisure time. I am a donkey on a treadmill living a horrible existence. The retirement age should be 60 for all and those that just push pens should be aloud to work longer if they choose. Those with ill health or do heavy work cannot possibly work until 67 years old and when hard working people get sick like us accessing benefits should be made easier and not a degrading stressful horrendous affair!!!!

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

Three mature gentlemen feeling a little insecure in their advancing age, keen to ensure they can keep the top spots till they are kicking up the daisies? Is this fair on the generation behind us? Despite it being pointed out that many jobs require a level of physical flexibility, strength and resilience that office jobs do not...but retraining and earning at the same level later in life is not terribly realistic. Can we see these gentlemen working in heavy physical labour? Physical work takes a different kind of toll on the body, worn out hands, backs, hips, necks, backs. We may live longer, but most people who have had physical jobs, lower incomes, higher stress caused by constant financial challenges, often do not have access to the very best healthcare, are far more likely to have greater health challenges. That is not the case for everyone, but its a reality these gentlemen would do well to consider when moving the age at which the state pension is accessible.

[@christinefiedor3518]

Great comment and very realistic which is a lot more that can be said for some on here!

[@erroneouscode]

I'm 63 and every job I've had since I was 14 has been very physical in nature. As a result there isn't an hour, let alone a day that I'm not experiencing some pain or discomfort in my body, particularly my hands and in other joints such as knee's and toes. Pain killers are useless because your body becomes accustomed to them and their effectiveness diminishes. You learn to live with pain knowing it's not going away, and is likely to get worse with what remaining time you have left. Shifting the goal posts and forcing people to remain in physically demanding jobs when their bodies are saying enough is enough already is cruel to say the least.

[@christinefiedor3518]

@@erroneouscode I live in Australia where the aged pension is 67. Superannuation has been compulsory sine early 80s. You can access your super at age 55 or earlier if you are unfit to return to your usual job. If you are under pensionable age and are unfit to work you claim a disability support pension. Both the dsp and the aged pension are means tested though as are most things out here. This incurs more work but is much fairer in the end as it means that those that need it get it. Both are substantially more than than the uk equivalent as a result. Most countries actually started planning for an ageing population after WW2 unlike the uk who preferred to kick the can down the road. The uk has been living way beyond its means for decades and its chickens are now coming home to roost.

[@erroneouscode]

@@christinefiedor3518 It's 66 or 66.5 for me (can't off hand remember which) due to my year of birth. I'm Australian too and know the system all too well. If you're of European descent, and male, it's a double whammy and near impossible to get on the dsp unless you've got one foot in the grave. You can battle the bureaucracy for months and even years trying to get on the dsp. My wife who has worse health problems than I also battled the system (and lost) and still works also when she's not really up to it. My parents were English and mum got part English pension as top up so I'm somewhat aware of the UK system as well. They want the productive to work until they drop because there is already far too many dependent on welfare.

[@christinefiedor3518]

@@erroneouscode I do understand that the eligibility criteria can be tough and there is a 10year rule for qualifying. Also Australia goes by the family income. For example because my then husband earned over a certain salary I never got a cent from the state when I suffered a major stroke. It wasn’t him that lost his income! Also different countries have different agreements with Centrelink. And the uk fares pretty well. I am now 67 and get the aged pension for a single person and it’s still not easy. I have just stated facts but a lot of people seem to have an unrealistic sense of entitlement without thinking about deeply enough.

[@annebeignatborde1832]

The current retirement age in France is 62 minimum of you have enough validated 'trimestres' otherwise it's between 62 and 67 depending on whether you can get the required number of 'trimestres' or accept a lower pension. A lot of jobs, especially those held by women are only part time (employeurs get reductions for part time workers) so they end up working longer for shitty pensions. It should also be noted that the members of parlement are not raising their own retirement age which will remain at 62. But the straw that broke the camel's back was not allowing parlement to vote because Macron knew the reform wouldn't go through.

[@hollytreelodge]

The WASPI organisation wasn't asked to contribute. Note an all male discussion here!!

[@potnoogle5780]

When people worked hard all their lives, deserve early retirement.

[@templarknight1189]

It’s alright if you are sat in a chair in a warm office just writing or typing, but if you are out in all weather doing a hard job it’s difficult to continue when you are in your late 60s or 70.

[@garethwilliams4467]

you made a choice mate

[@johnhickman2033]

They can't afford the pensions because they are continually bankrolling Ukraine - maybe the French realise this, and also the undemocratic process of 49.3. It's not entirely about pension reform but a whole host of other grievances. At least they have the organisation and will to resist the state when it is truly needed. A final point; I believe that the pension age here in my adopted country is a little too low when compared to other countries, but it is the overall threat to the democratic idea that is under threat here.

[@christinefiedor3518]

I agree. I live in Australia and also taught aged care and worked in the sector. It stands to reason that as we continue to live longer the pension age needs to be increased accordingly. Also the birth rate has actually fallen which means there are less people paying tax to support an ageing population. It’s not rocket science. The pension age out here is 67 and there are plans to increase it further. It is also means tested..

[@tonycarter8884]

Bring back employment training schemes for the young so us over 60s folks can retire early at 65 and women at 60.

[@DickyMint51]

Not to mention Robert Maxwell . 😂

[@ilinkadrieu2637]

They also are funding some People who never work. Too much social welfare. Gouvernement members too well paid etc etc etc

[@DickyMint51]

When the retirement age was first set years ago, it was set at 60/65 because the life expectancy was a lot lower and you were expected to die before you could claim your pension. Now through healthier lifestyles, better healthier foods, better Healthcare and far less manual labour we are actually living longer. Now because of that and Governments inability to manage our Taxes be that raiding them for other purposes or just negligence/ bad planning and decimating all our old Industries they are now trying to make up the shortfall by making us work longer. They are not interested in how hard or how long we work, they are only interested in working us till we drop whilst they enjoy far bigger salaries, pensions that are usually the same or more than their earnings and enjoy a far better lifestyles that we the working classes can only dream of. No resistance now will result in future Generations not owning anything and living in relative poverty.

[@Bartimus543]

Recent study has shown that life expectancy has actually fallen in the UK. The pension age should go back to 65 with anyone wanting to carry on working given the option of more flexible and reduced hours.

[@cyrilpenaluna748]

We should work as long as politicians 60 and get a massive pension just like them

[@wdsmauglir4683]

Welcome to their opinions, but stop moving the goalposts, it should be a choice not pension choice theft as per the extra 2 years I have to wait to claim my mandatory state pension. The ‘decision makers’ should get over themselves & be the public servants they are elected to be!

[@robtheplod]

Remember you're only here once, you only have one shot - don't spend it working........ money is not everything.

[@Goofy.9982]

All three of these are out of touch. Builders should be able to retire early, the first sign of a knee injury.

[@onmytravells9429]

These lot have no idea.....

[@Kentish9494]

The question should be WHY are pension ages being increased continually... and we all know what is a major contributing cause of that

[@petesmitt]

You can retire whenever you want; the question is, at what age should the taxpayer fund old age pensions?

[@garethwilliams4467]

exactly!

[@tonylee8550]

Teachers only work 6 months of the year as it is, they’re already part time

[@dee74raz]

Not true. Teachers have to work everyday, because they have to prepare classes outside their working time. You can’t just go in a class without preparing lessons for the kids.

[@Anonymous56657]

What are you trying to say. Muppet

[@tonylee8550]

@@dee74raz erm it takes 6 weeks summer holiday to prepare classes😳

[@dee74raz]

@@tonylee8550 You’re forgetting preparing for classes take time. Also 6 weeks holiday usually ends up as being a few weeks because teachers have to go to meetings before the school starts and have up to date training with the national curriculum rules. There is always this wrong perception that teachers have loads of holidays. Can you imagine you have to work in an office everyday of your life without weekend breaks for most of the year and only having 2-3 weeks holidays in a year if lucky, you will burn out.

[@jongill922]

Suggest you become one to get the same benefits, secondary schools are desperately short of staff. If you are not keen, interested to hear what is putting you off. I'm not a teacher BTW both parents were and I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole!

[@maryhook9478]

The French are revolting! They are always revolting! revolt revolt revolt! However any revolt against Macron has my vote!

[@jonsnow6741]

we need a Scheme were all those having pushed the pen will spend their last 10 years working in mines and on the roads .

[@Sharpy7562]

After mandates COVID I now have knocked at least 30 hrs of my working week been semi retiring and wuietly quitting done it by being frugal minimal downsizing and it’s enhanced my life. Refuse to retire a physical and mental wreck. Whilst croony bastards been robbing in taxes for decades

[@stephenbull8962]

A good indication of the Good Old British. Pensions go up and we sit back and take it. After 50 years of paying in, the goal posts are moved. We should follow the lead of the French.

[@johnfoster3286]

As a self employed person I retired at the age of 35. I have never ever put so many hours into a working day since retiring. I like to keep my mind occupied rather than talk to idiots on twitter or fbook.

[@SlimTortoise]

I retired at 47, but semi retired at 37. it takes hard work and forward thinking, sadly and after the last 3 years I would say less than 5% of the population have that ability. Well done btw 🙂

[@jw841]

Good for you. I manged to retire at 38. Also was self employed. Now just have fun traveling and working on hobbies. I realized early that as a mortal being the most valuable thing in life was time.

[@dogegamer3288]

Welcome to yet another lost decade and greatest depression. Get some skills on street living and dumpster diving for food. We'll all need it when we own nothing and they're happy.

[@mobbs6426]

I'm in my 30s and not stupid enough to think there'll be any retirement money left for me

[@m1b124]

It’s not retirement age. It’s the age at which the state pension is paid. You can retire whenever you want if you have saved enough.

[@mccrie407]

"You should never retire." I can't believe this man has a job in politics.

[@aib0160]

If democracy is to have any credibility it needs to be clear that when you vote for a candidate then it must be absolutely clear what it is you're voting for. To spring something as significant as a retirement age change on you after electing somebody is totally unacceptable.

[@pincermovement72]

I love how folks who sit on their backsides and talk for a living are all for retiring later , if you have done hard physical work all your life you feel finished in your 50s . 65 should be the retirement age if someone wants to work let them and instead of them getting a pension don’t tax them that amount they would get as a pension . We cannot keep paying public sector pensions while the private sector work till we drop to pay for them and they should not get a state pension , they should not get both . One other thing is the the rising demographic that have been brought up on takeaways will not hit their 50s and stop giving all our taxes away to foreign countries and gimmigrants .

[@johnredman2065]

63 hear , still working in construction mostly on a roof ,but got to say my word my body is racked with pain ,what can I do but keep working till I drop ,these fu@#%rs talking dont have a clue 🤯

[@Nomorespursy]

I think this just shows that some people are so privileged they only see the world through their eyes only. You'll see a difference if those who work in a office pushing paper, going to working lunches. Have to do manual work from 60 years old. See how quick the retirement age comes down to 60.

[@lem5288]

I retired at 68 but it was my choice and it was part time admin work. The agenda is simple. We will pay towards pensions and never collect them. The age we live to is now actually regressing not increasing. I usually like most of what Mogg says but he is completely out of touch on this one. He does not understand at all what it is like in the real world where many youngsters now say that they know they will never get to collect their pension. I worked with doctors and, mark my words, they have a wonderful life retiring at 60 and to think they will return to work is pie in the sky.

[@klackon1]

Kevin Craig stated he was struck by wine at lunch time, just as the video showed a Frenchman being struck by a baton or two. Brilliant timing by the video staff. if I remember correctly, the Europeans used to refer to us Brits as "the lazy man of Europe". Having lived in Holland and Germany for a few years, with friends in Belgium, I found that comment irrational. I used to remind German friends that they relied on their Turkish guest workers.

[@johnmac333]

Can't believe I agree with Macron ! People are living longer , and populations across the west are not reproducing , so the tax base will collapse under the strain . Here in Oz , the retirement age is 67 1/2 , I'm 63 having worked mostly construction or manual jobs , would love to retire tomorrow but will probably work till I'm 70 .

[@phucknuts.7065]

Australia is a nice warm climate Uk is damp and cold. People hurt more.

[@DavidGetling]

In regard to the retirement age there is one really massive elephant in the room: RAMPANT AGEISM. This becomes extremely common a decade or two before people reach retirement age, unless you happen to be a senile old judge. And both government and the courts turn a blind eye to this form of discrimination.

[@leegrant7333]

Its 65 in Canada

[@darrenphillips4515]

I want to retire with good health so I can enjoy it not leaving it to late with age related issues

[@Retrogamer71]

A General strike in Britain until the State by degree returns state pension age to 64, no? No such thing as final salary pension unless you're a privileged public sector elitist.

[@shaungillingham4689]

Outdoor hard workers should stop at 60 if they want. Firemen retire at 55 because of the physical demands of the job. Consultants? Lol! Lend me your watch & I'll tell you the time.

[@garethwilliams4467]

firefighters a re a disgrace. And they get to sleep on nights

[@shaungillingham4689]

@@garethwilliams4467 Their job is a bit more challenging than your paper round & you better hope they are fresh if they ever have to cut you out of a wrecked vehicle. I might need a sleep myself after picking up body parts, again far more challenging than your paper round.

[@garethwilliams4467]

@@shaungillingham4689 lots of people don't get to sleep on nights, but still have to be 'fresh' your entitlement is sickening

[@rontaylor995]

Retire now get a dinghy over the channel.

[@anglodoomer5995]

Macron OUT

[@njd2342]

Most of the current Conservative government should retire.

[@adrianrouse5148]

It can't be hard to make a sliding graph on how much pension you get at 62?? And how much you get at 70. The earlier you retire the less you get. I retired early only to find myself busier than ever. But now working for myself.

[@davidpalin1790]

Working forever is NOT a good idea

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Think yourself lucky you have the NHS, pathetic as it is. It's difficult to retire early in the USA because health insurance is tied to employment. I retired at 72.

[@philipleigh]

If you think about it the only thing a stated retirement age does is control when you get your state pension not when you can retire. People can retire when they want to providing they have enough money to live on and the state pension in the UK is set at a subsistance level so nobody factors it in as a vital part of their income, more of an extra on top of savings,investments etc. Myself and most of the early retirees I know did it after inheriting expensive property from family.

[@stephfoxwell4620]

I retired at 57. My mate at 52. My Dad and my father in law at 58

[@petesmitt]

this is about accessing the age pension.

[@stephfoxwell4620]

Manual workers at 60. Men at 65. Women at 70.

[@deborahlea5669]

Sadly thousands of us died in the very recent pandemic with little or no retirement! Viva La France! People working into rare old age clearly have easy jobs.

[@paulpaintshop103]

Try doing a job that's dirty and labour intensive for 10 hrs a day and weekend as well, then say when I get to retire.

[@Ian_Ward_Army]

here is an idea for you there is a reason soldier's retire after 22 years in the forces because there body are destroyed from the job I'm sick of paper pushers saying I have paper pushers working past 70 why cant builders these people need to get a real job they wouldn't last 2 seconds bloody disgusting hard manual labour should retire at 50 even then they would of worked 10 past sell by date

[@gilesbaron6893]

JRM is a natural broadcaster. Well done GBNews for bringing him into the family.

[@elkpaz560]

He makes me realise I'm not a Tory.

[@coyhutt8022]

I'm always worried about what I will talk about when I go to a 'do'.

[@leonidasthermopylae3378]

Our good old friend mogg is missing the point here. The issue is not the age of retirement, but the number of years you have to work to be eligible for a full retirement plan which is 44 years. If you start to work when you are 25 you will not retire at 62 or 64 years old.

[@stevezodiac491]

I retired at 51 just before Gordon Brown made it 55 in 2010. All with a final salary pension scheme, that I bought 8 extra AVC years for to enhance it with also. I am financially secure and quite well off, so why not. There aren't enough hours in the day to do my hobbies now, never mind during the 35 years I used to work. Getting my state pension in 2 years, even more money to spend. You can't beat it ! This is the measure of a man's success in life. Jeremy I'm not coming back. lol.

[@Zara-jl5zw]

Irony that some are in business's that are trading bankrupt but still get a whopping bonus that most could retire on then gets bailed out for the sake of everyone

[@gerardphillips7507]

68 is unacceptable.... JRM works in a closed shop, Kelvin Mckenzie works in a closed shop. Many people don't have a choice about retirement due to this spendthrift, economically inept government! Many don't want to pay high rates of taxation in retirement. No such thing as a gap year or University when I was a kid!

[@youngoldboy3430]

Three rich men who've never done a hard days graft in their lives saying we all need to work longer.

[@allansmith2172]

Im extremely unhappy that i have to work till im 67 i work in the construction industry and feel that i have done more then enough now having never been unemployed and im 62 now.

[@AfroGaz71]

Are these clowns for real? Nothing wrong if you want to work past retirement age, so long as you're up to the task. It should though, be a personnel choice, and not something enforced by the government. Reese Mogg showing how out of touch and step he is with the general public.

[@erch8262]

Absolutely disgusting. Retiring at 68 is disgraceful,it’s just another way the government claws back more money when people die early after contributing into the system for 40years + And to make it worse your contributions don’t go to your family,but back into the governments coffers!

[@neilsmith154]

You can retire any time you want. This is a question of when you get the state pension. State pension is only a base income.

[@stevenwest1494]

Erm, but how are their opinions relevant to anyone (the surprising majority) who aren't millionaires? Talk about a really useless, video, to an exceptionally small audience that can relate to those 3.