Just one or two comments on the wealth of pensioners.
Firstly, increases in the state pension may have been greater than the declared (frigged) inflation during the period. Since when did the declared inflation rate reflect the rise in the cost of living in any way?
Pensioners have contributed to their pension and have the right to spend their cash on anything they like without comment from anyone else.
Whether people queue up for their pension or have it paid into their bank account is not related to how well off they are.
There is no reason why pensioners should not be well off, particularly if they have saved for their retirement.
Kind Regards, Tony.