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Dizzily shocked that there are people willing to try and justify the cuts.
It's a dirty business but someone's got to do it.
Isn't the nature of polarised, tribal politics in this country an absolute joy?
Labour get in, shore up their position by buying the votes of the poorer elements of society, screw up the economy in the process, and throw more at the poorer elements of society to hold on to their position for as long as they can.
Eventually, it goes too pear-shaped, and the Tories get in.
The Tories then have to try and fix the economy, but to shore up their position and keep in power, they need to bribe their core voters, and do so by clawing back from the poorer elements of society.
Eventually, it gets too harsh, and Labour get in. Then the whole cycle starts all over again.
To my mind, the real cause of the problem is that for decades, BOTH main parties have refused to recognise that the average Brit has been living for longer, so whilst our average time in retirement has rocketed, the contributions made to support this retirement have lagged miles behind.
Labour want to rape anyone middle class or above to get the money to pay their bribes, the Tories want to cut funding to any groups who don't vote for them anyway so that they can continue to pay their bribes, and it's all getting harsher and harsher in both directions, because neither are prepared to tackle the problem of the old age benefits bill.