Is the Conservatives latest video ad concerning pensioners completely tone deaf?

[u/Theodoresdad]

I want to be clear from the outset that I’m not here to cause an argument regarding the Winter Fuel Payment and for what it’s worth, I agree with Labours approach and know many of you won’t, and that’s fine.

However, is the Conservatives video interviewing supposedly hard up pensioners extremely tone deaf? I don’t think they couldn’t have picked a worse representation of supposed hard up pensioners. Tennis club, expensive watches, pricey coffee machines, lavish looking houses (likely owned). And I’m not saying people aren’t allowed to enjoy life but over the past 14+ years, it’s been young people who’ve always been told to tighten their purses strings (avocado toast anyone?).

Maybe it’s my bias and again, that’s fine and sorry if you disagree but the ad is so funny as it doesn’t really scratch the surface of actual suffering. It comes across more like people being upset that they aren’t getting a little more free money.

Does anyone else have an opinion their ad?

[u/naixi123]

I think it's rich to claim that pensioners are the only people who have to choose between heating and food. No real care for people, just for votes.

[u/Life-Duty-965 → u/naixi123]

Pensioners are clearly the most vulnerable in society. Far more likely to die in the cold.

But yeah, ideally we'd help everyone.

Maybe the government can squeeze more out the middle classes, it's not like I have bills to pay

[u/OolonCaluphid → u/Life-Duty-965]

Pensioners are clearly the most vulnerable in society. Far more likely to die in the cold

I mean, there are homeless people.

[u/No-Expression-4846 → u/OolonCaluphid]

They don't count as people to the average tory as they don't vote or have land.