Tag Archives: Andy Young
Another senior pension thinker breaks loose to tell it like it was
We have fine voices among our fine mature thinkers; among them Derek Scott. Here are comments he has made on this blog; prompted by Andrew Young who he grew with over 60 years ago. The comments are about state and … Continue reading
Should lower-earners get more pension from the state when working?
The Pensions UK report is relevant to everyone. It will feed into the Pension Commission and so should thinking of people like David Warwick and Andrew Young, who feature in this blog. And so is this comment from Andy Young, … Continue reading
We should pay more attention to South America’s pensions
The direction of travel in South America is being watched carefully seriously by wise people such as John Mitchem and Andrew Young. Today John Mitchem is putting Columbia in the spotlight and Andrew Young points to a country that … Continue reading
Diversity in football, nationality and family!
The facts of yesterday’s football are not just about Man City and Chelsea hammering FA cup victories, or of Arsenal losing to Southampton. It is not just about Rangers returning to the top of the Scottish Premier. Scotland has its … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Young, Bams, Derek scott, football, Partick, Rob reid, St Johnstone
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A CDC Superfund? David Fair’s “end-game” is confusing.
I am confused by this paper from David Fairs. Is it really a personal submission or will it be read as an LCP report? You can download this epic idea here . Or you can read LCP’s briefing to those … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Young, CDC, David Fairs, DWP, LCP, Pension Commission, Pensions
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How can housing wealth bridge the later life funding gap?
I have been speaking with my old friend Andy Young, an MBE for setting up the PPF who has worked with Pension Ministers , most especially with Steve Webb. He has no blog and should run one himself but … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Young, Equity release, Fairer Finance, Pension Commission, Pensions, SOLLA
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Pension equality – “If we make the decisions, it can be done”.
This is one of the days you get in the year when Britain thinks it is on holiday and there is space to think about important things that we don’t get space to ponder. Steve Webb brought up the question … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandra Miles, Andy Young, Equality, Pension Commission, Pensions
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A Pension not a La La Savings commission please! (video)
This is the video of a sensible discussion debating the value of having a pension commission Holidays had taken many of those we wanted there abroad. Steve (the boss) had been in Malta, Bryn (the Lord) was in Spain and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Agethangelou, Andy Young, Arun, Bry Davies, Margaret Snowden, pension playpen, Steve Goddard, Tom McPhail
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PPF – 20 years old – memories of a child and teenage pension!
As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, our colleagues have been sharing some of their memories from their time at the PPF. We’d love to hear your stories, memories and pictures too! Tag us and use the hashtag #PPF20 pic.twitter.com/TJyCl7eHmz … Continue reading