I WAS involved in the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) meeting with Stephen Crabb recently and just feel I need to say how incredibly disappointed I was with his attitude towards the women who attended and at the outcome.

I, naively perhaps, thought that an MP was there to help and represent his constituents views. Or at least, listen!

Initially it appeared that he did not even know what we were there for – not that women object with working until the age of 66 in line with men – therefore not against equalisation but at the way the way the changes have been instigated, with lack of notification and speed of the implementation, leaving inadequate time for women to make alternative arrangements.

I know this has been explained to him before but he seems to find it hard to grasp.

Surely it’s not that difficult!

During the meeting Mr Crabb did say he was prepared to see individual constituents and discuss their cases but there are a huge number of women whose lives are affected to varying degrees by the changes who will not be seen by him.

I, for one, will have to watch my hard earned savings (for which I get less than 1% interest) diminish more rapidly than planned, as I am now having to “top up” my works pension. I will not be eligible for any benefits. What was the point of saving? I feel we are being “means-tested”.

And Mr Crabb’s comments to the Western Telegraph afterwards showed that he had no intention of taking any action against this current Government.

As a constituent I feel totally let down by Mr Crabb’s ineffectiveness and apparent lack of interest. I would have expected and appreciated if he had tried to address my concerns, along with my fellow 3,800 affected Pembrokeshire women, and had liaised with the WASPI All Party Group in Westminster already and added our voices re the Pembrokeshire issues.

He was hard pressed and has agreed to do this now.

I have always been a Conservative voter and stood by their values but now seriously have to question and consider where my future election vote lies, along with many other thousands of disillusioned women.

Surely it is time for the Government to take action and look at fair transitional arrangements.

SALLY POWELL

Haverfordwest