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Reform UK or Steve Webb – who’s truth would you believe on pensions?

Steve Webb is commenting here on news that I include below but you can read from this link. Here is the naughtiness of Reform exposed by a decent man who did a good job of managing this country’s pensions from … Continue reading

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The snake-oil salesman of Reform – is he fit to run our Exchequer?

In case you’re confused – the £100k of tax @TiceRichard failed to pay here is totally different to the – £92k of tax not properly withheld on dividends – the £600k side-stepped via highly aggressive tax avoidance Industrial scale grifting … Continue reading

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Farage and Badenoch blew Brexit for me when they courted Trump

I do not want Farage and Badenoch people leading my country. A year ago many prominent figures on the British right were vocal fans of Donald Trump, praising his plans to cut waste and tackle illegal migration. Following the Iran … Continue reading

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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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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

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