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
You Were... turn out to be a "retrospective" song in the future. A staff member from "CD Journal" was positive towards the track, calling it a "unique" romantic ballad. However, Asian Junkie editor Random J reviewed "Rock 'n' Roll Circus" on his personal blog, as was negative towards the song. He stated that album track "Last Links" should have been replaced as the second single because the single's quality was "better". He further stated it was the worst ballad from the album and single release, stating "Where as "You Were..." throws in the Japanese kitchen sink, "Ballad" keeps things simple and sounds