Good Morning Britain viewers furious as ITV star calls to axe pensions 'Deranged!' | the Daily Express

Reem Ibrahim's Good Morning Britain appearance discussing the state pension was reported on in the Daily Express.

The article said:

""Good Morning Britain viewers were left outraged over a pension debate that took place on the show amid reports that Labour government is considering raising the pension age to 70. Guests Dr Lisa McKenzie, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, and Reem Ibrahim of the Institute of Economic Affairs had a tense debate over a report that claims pensioner poverty needs to be tackled."

"Ibrahim sparked backlash as she insisted that people don't need a state pension, as she insisted she won't get one. When Ed Balls asked her why, she replied: "Because it's unsustainable. It's absolutely going to have to be (taken away). But what are the options? We either borrow more money - we already saw in June that government borrowing went to £20billion. It is extortionate the amount of money the government is having to spend, and a lot of it is on public sector spending, and a lot of it is on pensions."

"But don't you think then that those 1.9 million pensioners should be receiving more money, but then that money can be targeted to those that actually need it?"

"Of course, there are pensioners who are in poverty that need our support, but why should money go to everybody. Why should someone like Lord Alan Sugar, a multi-millionaire, be getting taxpayer-funded benefits?""

"The entire concept of a state pension is entirely a Ponzi scheme. People think you pay national insurance all your life, and that money stays in a little pot in the treasury, and then when you turn pension age, you take that money out."

"That isn't how the system works. The state pension today is being paid by taxpayers paying today; that's the point.""

Read the full article in the Daily Express.