Monthly Archives: May 2020
ONS Data and CMI analysis shows how bad UK COVID deaths actually are.
The statistics keep coming and our man with his eye on the data is Stuart McDonald (aka @actuarybyday) Here is his interpretation of what’s happening with some sobering thoughts in case we thought it was all over. Latest ONS deaths … Continue reading
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The still small voice of calm
Yesterday was busy for me and I didn’t have a chance to see the comments on my blog-either on twitter or on the blog during work-time. The blog called on us to move on and let Cummings be. Yesterday evening … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged COVID-10, Dominic Cummings, kindness, welfare
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Michelle’s right, the last thing we need is Cummings to go…
On a day when very little of what was said carried much authenticity, I heard a lady from Newcastle University say something that seemed real to me. Speaking on the BBC evening news following the interrogation of Dominic Cummings in … Continue reading
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DWP furloughs Gran’s pension data
I’m pleased to hear that Steve Webb’s campaign to encourage us to get our (or our mother’s fair share of the state pension has already been a success. LCP report that over 20,000 people have already used its calculator and … Continue reading
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Making our own rules; (Cummings II)
The Cummings and lack of goings of the past 48 hours are dividing Britain between the absolutists, the pragmatists and the people who just hate Dominic Cummings. I suspect the number of people who know Cummings well enough to hate … Continue reading
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Tagged Bismarck, Boris Johnson, Covid-19, Cummings, Kaiser Wilhelm, Road trip
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A whole new can of “defaults”
The Pension Regulator’s found a new can of worms to open. This time it relates to a very local problem but creates some difficulties for those running and governing DC pensions. As the vast majority of money going into DC … Continue reading
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Tagged default, pensions, Savers, SIPPS, workplace Pensions
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Cummings; Boris’ Bismarck
In conducting his lockdown tour of London and the North East , Dominic Cummings has confirmed himself the central figure of British politics. He is the Bismarck to Johnson’s Kaiser and the most effective British political operator of the past … Continue reading
COVID-19 Actuary’s Friday report (May22)
Every week, more is written on COVID-19 than any individual could possibly read. Collectively, the COVID19 Actuaries Response Group read more about the outbreak than most, so we’ve decided each Friday to provide you with a curated list of the … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, Covid-19, Matt Fletcher, Nicola Oliver
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Is your Mum getting her proper state pension? – Steve Webb’s making sure!
Apologies to readers whose Mums are no longer around and to younger readers whose Mums are still to retire. but the majority of people who read this blog are millennials and boomers whose Mums are drawing the state pension along … Continue reading
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Tagged DWP, Grannies, LCP, state pension, Steve Webb
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Stanford’s Contrasting Fatality Estimates
Stuart and Matthew “Estimating the Global Infection Fatality Rate of COVID-19” – Grewelle, De Leo The authors have sought to provide a first estimate of the global IFR using a novel method and data from multiple countries. It seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19, Matt Edwards, Stanford, Stuart McDonald
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