Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 The Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1908. The Act is often regarded as one of the foundations of modern social welfare in the United Kingdom and forms part of the wider social welfare reforms of the Liberal Government of 1906–1914. Individuals over the age of 70 years got a total of 5 Shillings per week and couples over the age of 70 years got a total of 7 Shillings 5 Pence per week. The Act provided for a non-contributory old age pension for people over the
If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" is a short story by American writer Rachel Swirsky. It was first published in "Apex Magazine" in 2013. As a paleontologist lies in a coma, his fiancée tells him how things would be different if he were a "Tyrannosaurus rex". "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" won the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Short Story, and was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story. Critic Ana Grilo describes it as "beautiful", "powerful", and "intense", and "almost like a piece of poetry", but