The Waspi women suffered outrageous misogyny, but in poverty-stricken Britain they’re not the top priority | Polly Toynbee

It would cost up to 10.5bn to pay compensation to all 3.5 million women affected.

It would be handed out regardless of need: Theresa May would be owed 22,000 .

The Waspis are the most formidable lobby. Politicians’ hearts sink when they see them coming, sometimes dressed as suffragettes.

Equalising the state pension age for men and women was inevitable.

But it's the only financial equality that has been imposed with a rod of iron.

Every Labour government leaves fewer poor children and poor pensioners.

Those Waspis who are not poor come lower in the priority list: sorry, Theresa May .