Tag Archives: Farage
Is there no opposition to the Bill at this “crossroads in pension policy?”
Mel Stride as Shadow Chancellor and Kemi Badenoch Shadow Prime Minister made two speeches from what is still the Opposition to this Government this week. Stride was head of Work and Pensions in Government, you wouldn’t guess it. He had … Continue reading
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Tagged Badenoch, Conservatives, Dice, Farage, McPhail, Pensions, reform, stride
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Reform’s number 10 is winning the game with only half a team
We in pensions have spent time in parliament (or perhaps watching what happens in parliament’s Government Committee) surprised that the plans of a radical Pension Schemes Bill have been so opposed by such a wide range of pension organisations. In … Continue reading
Schmooze or you lose – how Farage & Co win hearts not minds.
There’s a moment in this week’s VFM podcast when one of the co-presenters refers to the “three main parties”. It turns out he means the Labour, Conservative and Liberal parties. But to a great mass of British voters, getting on … Continue reading
Mr Farage taps the banks for £35bn – as predicted on this blog.
Edi Truell tells me that a few weeks back, he sat next to Andrew Bailey and Nick Lyons and suggested to the Guvnor he might like to divert some of his discretionary interest payments made on the QE debt to … Continue reading
You want (pension) engagement? Ask Corbyn!
How do you get youngsters interested in politics? How do you get youngsters interested in pensions? One and the same question IMO. Instead of sitting in “blue-sky” meetings, maybe we should be looking at what successful politicians have … Continue reading
“Donald Trump… made me an alien”
On 1st January this year, Her Majesty The Queen made me a Knight of the Realm. On 27th January, President Donald Trump seems to have made me an alien. I am a British citizen who has lived in America for … Continue reading
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Tagged Farage, Human Rights, Mo Farah, Politics, Refugees, respect, Sport, Trump
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Is Farage the EU’s US Ambassador?
I am cross with the post US election consensus in British politics. There seems to be a role for Britain “taming” the American right – that starts with neutering Donald Trump. This is total nonsense. Not only is it silly … Continue reading
Is Trump a “necessary agent of change”?
“An imperfect candidate but a necessary agent of change” Not my formulation but the unconsidered response to my question. I was standing at the bar of the Westminster Arms following a successful meeting with Share Action in the house … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, change, Farage, globalisation, nostalgia, Populism, Trump, US Elections
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All change – UK votes to leave
I write at 6 am, at exactly the point when “vote leave won”. There will be many blogs written trying to make sense of the vote, this will not be one of them. I voted remain and at mid-day yesterday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Brexit, David Cameron, Employment, Europe, Farage, Leave, pension, pensions, Poland
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We got scared
When the pencil was in my hand and I stared at those boxes, I must admit that I was scared. Not that it stopped me from voting for the party that I believed in, but because of the responsibility of … Continue reading
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Tagged #ge2015, Cameron, Clegg, conservative Government, conservative party, Farage, Milliban, Steve Webb
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