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The WASPI women were lied to

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Liz Kendall announced this week that the government would not be paying the ' Waspi women' compensation.

The decision has been met with furious denunciations of betrayal and broken promises.

But the real villains here are the people who have used the Waspi ’s cause for their own political gain, such as the novelty Christmas singer, theme park attendee and occasional Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey .

Lots of people knew this very well, but they continued to indulge the WASPI campaign. The real scandal here is one of a political class that has led millions of women into false hope, knowing full well that the outcome they sought was never going to happen..

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