 para 3 Lord Nicholls had decided this was not the case and dismissed Carson's appeal.para 1

Lord Carswell had a dissenting opinion.Whilst it had been made clear in the Supreme Court that as far as UK law is concerned the difference in the way different cohorts of pensioners are treated is in accordance with the law, Carson and her fellow "frozen" pensioners can only hope that their appeals to logic and a sense of fair play will eventually prevail, contrary to their experience to date.