There’s no need to give £10 billion to people who don’t need it just because they say they weren’t told about something that they were in fact told about.

Even if the government had loads of money available — which they don’t — further enriching the wealthiest age cohort is not something they should do. As things stand, they would need to cut, tax or borrow to fund this. No one should be taken seriously unless they can say which of those things the government should do.