But even this scaled-down proposal was heavily attacked in the Commons on 18 January 2010 at second reading of the Crime and Security Bill.

BBC: Crime and Security Bill

Pickle, chairman of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security, at that time was drafting a bill to raise from 65 to 68 the retirement age at which full benefits could be collected, in small steps beginning in 1990 and ending in the year 2000.

CNN: A Debt-Threatened Dream

The electricity market reforms (EMR) proposed by the UK government as part of the UK Energy Bill are aimed at incentivising investment in low carbon energy while also ensuring the security of electricity supply.

BBC: Electricity Market Reform debate 1

But anger quickly became directed at the Suharto-era parliament, which passed a draconian security bill favored by the military on Thursday.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | East Timor: Step Forward, With Caution