Political promises made since 1942
This is just a few of them

Rhetoric       Rhetoric       Rhetoric 
And none of it fulfilled

“All insured people, rich or poor, would pay the same contributions for the same security.”
Lord Beveridge, November 1942

"All insured people, rich or poor, would pay the same contributions for the same security."
Norman Fowler, June 1985

“Labour’s policy is to ensure equality of treatment to all British pensioners who live abroad in countries outside the European Community”.  
Ian McCartney, June 1993

"When we gain office Labour will give sympathetic consideration to the overseas frozen pensions"
Tony Blair, 1994 (before gaining power)

“There are also a range of bilateral agreements with other countries which protect the position of pensioners there. I believe the Government should give priority to extending such arrangements wherever possible”. 
Alistair Darling, September1994 “

“everyone gets the same set of basic guarantees from our public services,
 whoever we are and wherever we live."
Jack Straw, 1998

“…. under the Human Rights Act, everyone gets the same set of basic guarantees from our public services, whoever we are and wherever we live.” 
Jack Straw, October 2000

"In the coming weeks, I will set out how I, and our party, and our government, and our country, must rise to conquer those challenges and ensure fairness for all."
Gordon Brown, December 2004

"What is morally wrong cannot be economically right" and
"Human Rights are Universal and no injustice of Rights can last forever"
Gordon Brown (Capetown) January 2005

“It is a matter of simple justice between groups of people who have paid the same contributions. . .”
Lord Carswell, May 2005

“But that does not alter the principle, which I believe is that there is an implicit contract between the contributors and the state—not a legal contract, but an understanding that the contributors will make payments, and in return for that the state will pay them a pension.”
Lord Goodhart, October 2005

“It is the duty of every Government to keep the contract between the state and the individual under constant review to ensure that the balance between rights and responsibilities is properly maintained”.
Peter Hain 7 January 2008 

“Our shared aim should be to ensure that pension promises are kept and
pensioners are secure in retirement...” 
Mike O’Brien 26 February  2008

“Discrimination anywhere is  unacceptable.”
Gordon Brown May  2008

"In Britain, we have always believed there can never be one rule for some, and another rule for others." and "Fairness is in our DNA”
Gordon Brown, September 2008

"I will not turn my back on those who need help. This is not about rhetoric.
It's about fairness and unfairness.
Fairness is my purpose, my pride, my principle"
Gordon Brown, December 2008