To devil's advocate here
If no one protested, but rather sat around grumbling about it, they'd have no chance of overturning it. By protesting there's at least an incredibly slim chance (especially if those protests are attended by a large percentage of the population).
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:27, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

'Sat round grumbling about it'
what, you mean like we do over here and the government passes anything they damn well please?
(berk, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:37, Reply)

Precisement

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:44, Reply)

Agreed
Strikes are one thing, riots are another. It's difficult to imagine the thought process which equates a higher retirement age with making violence and destruction of public property acceptable.

Unless you lived in Derby, in which case destruction of as much public property as possible is your civic duty
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:38, Reply)