 Lord Walker stated that he could understand Carson's dissatisfaction at this state of affairs, but, in his opinion, she was not misled concerning what her entitlement would be.para 71 He believed that this was an issue of macro-economic policy which was within the responsibility of the UK government para 80, and therefore he dismissed Carson's appeal.para 80

In Lord Nicholls's opinion, Carson's complaint would need to be specifically covered as a Convention right in Article 14 of the Convention (Prohibition of Discrimination) and on a ground stated in article 14.