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The three speakers at this morning’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning have earned their right to speak about the state pension. Bryn Davies, Andrew Young and Hilary Salt bring well over 100 years of experience to bear on issues relating to the state pension . I will be asking for their views on important questions relating to the fairness of the state pension’s payment, questions that appear on social media and in conversation, not just in pension circles but with the general public, for whom the state pension is second only to the NHS as a state benefit.

First question “What does the phrase “solidarity between the generations ” mean to you?

Second question “can we have a “fair enough” state pension or are there just too many winners and losers”?

Third question “Is the triple lock unsustainable , do we need to give on it, give on the state pension age or trust that growth in GDP will see us through”.

Fourth question; what are your thoughts on means testing the state pension,

Fifth question; is there any form of segmentation you’d approve of? Better pensions for some trades, regions etc.

I know our panelists have different views. There are polarised views throughout the pension community and of course these questions are discussed in public.

Despite trade union calls for the triple lock maintained and increases in the state pension age to be reversed, the Labour party is yet to commit to any policy on the state pension. What should it be?

All three of our panellists hold left-wing views and so it will be particularly interesting to hear how they react to the equivocal behavior of the Labour leader on one of the most contentious of state pension issues

Their views are one thing, yours may be quite another. The debate will be recorded and disseminated , we want your voice heard! So please block time out of your diary and join us. My intention is to include everyone so readers of this blog will find a free link to the event at the top and bottom of this page.

Tuesday April 16th, 2024 at 10:30 am London

They will be leading a discussion on The importance of the state pension as “fair for all”

Is the state pension fair or has it been captured by the boomers?

The Pension PlayPen will discuss with the panel their various views and we expect to get rigorous arguments from the floor taking other positions.

If thesis and antithesis really does lead to synthesis, we expect that by the end of an hour, our views will be synthesised!

We have three of the greatest authorities in Britain on our panel leading this, and we hope we have you on the call as this is a recipe for a proper coffee-morning debate!

Hilary Salt has enjoyed 40 years of helping people with pensions and will soon be swelling the ranks of Britain’s pensioners. She is a Founder of First Actuarial

Andy Young has advised a number of Pension Ministers , was instrumental in the founding of the PPF and most recently has worked in the strategy team of TPR

Bryn Davies is a British trade unionist, actuary and politician who was Leader of the Inner London Education Authority in the early 1980s. He was ennobled by Jeremy Corbyn

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