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 Woman (And I Was a Man) Bat Out Of Hell The Musical mentions there having been "chemical wars" in the past. The line "You won't believe your eyes.. or any other part of your body!" also occurs in Jim Steinman's own music video Dance In My Pants, and is spoken by a woman on the door of a different club. Rather than simple reuse of a joke, it may have been done to draw a parallel, or imply that both establishments are supposed to be in "The Deep End". "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" was performed live in Zaragosa, Spain, in