Daily Archives: October 3, 2011

Play Pen on Public Sector Pensions

Posted on October 3, 2011 by henry tapper

Following robust debate over pie ale and an October Pimms, the 16 members of the Pension PlayPen split 8/8 on the motion  “the pensions paid to the public sector are unfair”. However there was a healthy majority of 13 to 3 that … Continue reading →

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You can’t buy a sausage with a brick

Posted on October 3, 2011 by henry tapper

Abe Bacchus, the guy who taught me to sell life insurance in 1984, used this great phrase when a  prospect objected to creating a “capital reservoir” for the future. Of course a geared investment into bricks and mortar over the … Continue reading →

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