Fair play to her for being honest about her feelings and taking the personal hit for standing by them but I can't help but think the crucial part of her statement that is completely missed by most people who are against this bill is that the UK has a massive looming problem in not just welfare spending but the amount of people who are out of work/not looking for work and no plan to deal with it.

I personally can't square the circle of benefit cuts whilst giving the winter fuel allowance back to a pensioner with an income of 34,999 but that doesn't change the fact that something needs to be done. 'we should be helping people into work' is one of these hollow ever-present statements that rattle around UK politics without any substance so I don't feel like that is a get out clause.