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Article: 'Invisible' man in pensions protest.
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- Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England)
- Article date:
- October 22, 2007
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An "invisible" protest will go to Westminster on Wednesday to highlight pensioners' rights.
Members of Northampton Pensioners Voice will join more than 1,000 campaigners from across Britain for the protest, which aims to highlight claims that many older people have their needs ignored.
To make their point, some protesters will dress up in bandages and dark glasses.
Harry Tuttle (left), from Northampton Pensioners Voice, said: "The plight of pensioners in Britain has become so endemic and part of everyday life that no-one seems to be shocked anymore that 2.5 million people still live in poverty.
"Our campaigning will show that ...