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Andy Young and Sara Protheroe; pension’s top married couple!

I was reading this morning the Hansard account of the debate in the Lords Grand Committee on the losses incurred on pensioners by legislation that has meant they have had no increases in their pre-97 pensions. You can read it … Continue reading

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The Lords and the Pension Schemes Bill – the game is on for pension surplus!

This comment was fed into my mail yesterday evening by someone who’d watched the debate in the House of Lords about the choices facing trustees and employers with defined benefit pension plans they are responsible for. Re the Lords and … Continue reading

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“No growth <—> No pensions”. John Hamilton; COT of Stagecoach Pensions

A statement from John Hamilton , Pension Scheme Chair at Stagecoach. A statement to a wider audience than the “pensions industry” This is the text of the document that John is socialising. Beyond the pension industry There has been a … Continue reading

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“Married woman’s pension” and the upgrade to the state pension since 2016.

My Mum’s one of these women, perhaps your mother is, watch the video. It is not just Steve Webb at his best (he is consistently at his best) but it tells you why your Mum/Grandma is or was on a … Continue reading

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Debate on the Pension Commission’s value -10.30 today – entry link inside

Tuesday August 5th (today) Roundtable chaired by Bryn, Lord Davies of Brixton. Joined by Tom McPhail, Margaret Snowdon OBE and Arun Muralidhar. Join the meeting here Copy the link to your diary if you prefer https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGIwMTIxNGYtYmVjMy00MGI3LTk3NDctZjY5NjZmZTdmNDZj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22733793a9-e9e3-4238-95c9-e3e2e46fca6a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2239b1b8b9-6d36-44d5-bf9e-64e1dfb760d5%22%7d Last week we had … Continue reading

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Our verdict on whether the Pension Commission’s worth it

Last week we had the launch of the Pension Commission. At the Pension Playpen I was chatting with Steve Goddard and the crew before Jon turned up and – filling the space – Steve asked me if I was looking … Continue reading

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Our verdict on whether the Pension Commission’s worth it

Last week we had the launch of the Pension Commission. At the Pension Playpen I was chatting with Steve Goddard and the crew before Jon turned up and – filling the space – Steve asked me if I was looking … Continue reading

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This morning; Bryn Davies, Hilary Salt and Andy Young on the state pension

For free entry to this fascinating debate , use this link   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 … Continue reading

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The importance of the state pension as “fair for all”- discuss.

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. At next week’s pension playpen coffee morning … Continue reading

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Snooping on the vulnerable – 22.4m people targeted by DWP

In photo Prem Sikka and Bryn Davies, two Lords who are actually doing their jobs scrutinising the Data Protection Bill. I hope that more people watch this video that were watching in the Upper House, because what is under discussion … Continue reading

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