Monthly Archives: September 2022
Guy Opperman sacked as Pensions Minister
Now mourning is over I wrote a letter of thanks as departing after 5 years as Minister at DWP. New PM and @Conservatives will continue to have my full support 👍 pic.twitter.com/JzWzWUhENl — Guy Opperman (@GuyOpperman) September 20, 2022 Romi … Continue reading
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Flex first-fix later – Pension PlayPen coffee morning today at 10.30am
I will be chairing this session which is hard luck on Phil Boyle as I have a number of questions about his and Steve Webbs’ proposal and am sceptical the plan can work. Isn’t this a fees-fest for advisers? How … Continue reading
Pension politics are back – will they be noisy?
It is two-and-a-half months – 76 days – since Boris Johnson said he was resigning as prime minister, draining his already crippled government of its remaining authority. And then, a little over 48 hours after Liz Truss became prime … Continue reading
Vanguard’s IGC leads the pack (in more ways than one)
Vanguard is the first of the IGCs to publish its 2022 report and is doing so for the second time, being the only non-workplace pension to go the extra mile with an IGC rather than the baby brother GAA. The … Continue reading
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“Flex First – Fix Later” – can Webb and Boyle’s proposal work?
I will be chairing this session which is hard luck on Phil Boyle as I have a number of questions about his and Steve Webbs’ proposal and am sceptical the plan can work. Isn’t this a fees-fest for advisers? How … Continue reading
The day of mourning dawns
It is 6am on the day of the late Queen’s funeral. The bells of St Pauls ring above me as I think about the day ahead. Around parliament the tail of the queue wags towards Westminster’s St Stephen’s Hall, stragglers … Continue reading
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Guy Opperman – the roaring silence
Guy Opperman hasn’t answered one parliamentary question put to him in a week. This is not like him and suggests an uncertainty about his future. Not only he been quiet in parliament but his social media feeds have been silent … Continue reading
A poem for Liz Truss
The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and … Continue reading
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Disrupted work
The last two years has seen significant shifts in the way we work and we all know why, Sars 2 was the culprit and though we are close to leaving the state of pandemic, the disruption of home-working is here … Continue reading