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Opperman sees growth for Britain by incentivising pension funds with tax-breaks

Posted on September 20, 2026 by henry tapper

Guy Opperman is a very good commentator on politics and here he is reporting on the prospects from a pension. He is a conservative politician trying to be balancing. On this pod he is in the company of people who … Continue reading →

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UK’s tech sector could be the best in Europe, but this timid budget won’t help

Posted on December 1, 2025 by henry tapper

I’m  proud to have been on hug terms with Will Hutton at a recent conference. He was speaking and I was grovelling because I missed him. But I’d had a chat earlier about how influential he’d been to my and … Continue reading →

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A budget that can only beat dismal expectations.

Posted on November 25, 2025 by henry tapper

I have just been in a dismal webinar considering the prospects of us having a “good budget”. If I was investing in any sector the “day before”, it would be the manufacturers of razor blades. Expectations for Britain’s autumn Budget … Continue reading →

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Budget – have your say on what YOU want; 10.30am today

Posted on November 25, 2025 by henry tapper

From 2028, many pensioners whose sole income is the full state pension may become liable for tax, if the personal allowance threshold remains frozen at £12,570. What is given in state pension will be taken back as income tax. https://t.co/GJhcjdZCTR … Continue reading →

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Mrs Reeves and Pensions ; the full unexpurgated version

Posted on November 22, 2025 by henry tapper

The following is a blog from Professor Michael Bromwich, speaking from a career in economics , a statesman for the London School of Economics. It appeared  earlier in a truncated version, this is the blog in its entirety.   Mrs … Continue reading →

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What is acceptable – what unacceptable – in pension taxation?

Posted on November 22, 2025 by henry tapper

Pension PlayPen has decided that its meeting at 10.3o am on Tuesday morning will be our chance to establish what we as a community find acceptable and what unacceptable of the various proposals so far put forward. It was around … Continue reading →

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Mrs Reeves and Pensions (V2)

Posted on November 21, 2025 by henry tapper

The following is a blog from Professor Michael Bromwich, speaking from a career in economics , a statesman for the London School of Economics. It appeared  earlier in a truncated version, this is the blog in its entirety.   Mrs … Continue reading →

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Public Spending will fall when productivity improves..

Posted on November 17, 2025 by henry tapper

Thanks Steve There is in the departments that touch on pensions (and it’s more than HMT and DWP) a malaise at this moment because Government is failing to show a direction. Steve Groves would have Government cut back and so … Continue reading →

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What am I worth? The FT can tell you in a number of ways…

Posted on November 5, 2025 by henry tapper

It’s three weeks till the budget and this one’s causing a lot of concern in the Financial Times Jonathan Guthrie knows exactly what he’s doing winding up what Rachel Reeves is calling those with the “broadest shoulders”. Jonathan knows that … Continue reading →

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Rachel and Torsten plan raid on pension national insurance perks

Posted on November 2, 2025 by henry tapper

Steve Webb has this to say. I don’t normally pay too much attention to pre-Budget speculation, but this one in the Telegraph has the ring of truth about it, especially just a few weeks before the Budget. Capping (but probably … Continue reading →

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