Here's another way for a pension fund to get in the soup. https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal.html
I had earlier today read a medical research article reporting on a Japanese study that found that “supercentenarians” — those…
The simple truth is that the pension system is very good at taking your money, and may or may not…
That is a good point about the ordinary person/voter due to being too poor to get interested in political donations.…
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Why politics should be a young person’s game
The US presidential debate, played out in full on radio 5 was unedifying. It featured a conflicted felon beating up an 82 year old man who seemed mildly demented. To coin a phrase from the previous night’s UK debate “is … Continue reading
We should be more Georgian – England!
Georgian England is characterised in cartoons of the time by excess. I am reminded of both aspects of Cruikshank’s cartoon by the events of the past few days. While the Georgians celebrated in Tbilisi England were rather less excited – … Continue reading
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The election debate Sunak couldn’t win
I thought Sunak won last night’s debate on all traditional counts. He was more aggressive, more on the ball and he was fluent in his delivery. His opponent was boring and consistently lost his way half-way through his sentence. Sunak … Continue reading
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Doesn’t that pint look fine?
You are probably reading this on the last day of a mini-heatwave – the first blast of summer. If you are looking at that pint, like I am – you were wishing it was lunchtime already! Pension PlayPen has … Continue reading
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A blog on pensions in memory of the late Frank Field.
Having the courage of your conviction is something we look for in politicians. It is not something that we have seen much in evidence recently. Had the current Government fulfilled on its many promises to the country, not least to … Continue reading
Let the kids be (a blog for ageing Glasto-virgins).
My advice to you- 44 year old lady – is that you’ve missed the boat. Watch “Glasto” on TV and go to Royal Ascot next year. Stay a Glasto virgin -it’s no place for you. It costs on average a … Continue reading
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Tompkins changes vote over mis-sold “pension tax-cuts”.
Peter Tompkins “knows about things”. He is one of the country’s top actuaries and the inventor of the Tompkins scale that measures university academic standards. He know about pensions and often comments on this blog. He lives in the St … Continue reading
#Eng makes the general election look fun.
Throughout last night’s drab 0-0 draw, England’s fans gave the stand-out performance, urging on their team to play to expectations and win. After a couple of hours of trying , there were boos at the end when their team looked … Continue reading
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Nest’s app road-tested
Nest says it has started its digital transformation with the launch of its first app. I’m a Nest customer who uses apple an iPhone so I downloaded the nest pensions app which proved easy enough to do. It takes a … Continue reading
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Rosalind Connor “can we have less pension law?” Pension PlayPen this morning
You are cordially invited to attend our next event on Tuesday 25th June in which Pensions legal guru Rosalind Connor will study “the depoliticization of pensions” Ros has recently been working on a new product at Temple Bright (called … Continue reading
This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…