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Johnson the arsonist calls for fire-breaks
There is an irony in Paul Johnson’s article in the Times which I hope I capture in my tweet But remind me who started the speculation about the cropping of the pension tax-free lump sum and scrapping of IHT privileges … Continue reading
Barrett, Webb, Johnson and Lewis on the endlessly changing state pension
The endlessly changing state pension Radio four ran a 30 minute briefing on the state pension last Thursday which is well worth listening to. Paul Lewis and Paul Johnson are joined by Claer Barrett and Steve Webb. Expertly chaired by … Continue reading
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Tagged Johnson, Lewis, Retire late, state pension, State Pension Age, Steve Webb, WASPI
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The day of reckoning for the populists
Quite a Friday afternoon It started with Nadine Dorries resigning because she didn’t get a peerage, it continued with Boris Johnson resigning because he was facing a “kangaroo court” and it ended with Donald Trump facing 37 criminal charges and … Continue reading
Paul Johnson and Steve Webb on the “worst” of times
Introducing Paul Johnson at LCP’s joint webcast with Paul Johnson, Steve Webb crowed that he could do so where the Bank of England had put up interest at the fastest rate for 30 years, forecasting the worst of recessions. A … Continue reading
Transparent data rumbles Johnson’s lie.
Johnson’s grubby statement Boris Johnson’s statement that he wouldn’t be standing for PM against Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt is too grubby to be printed. It is in effect a declaration of intent to stand as leader in two years … Continue reading
Taking back control of our retirement savings.
Pensions have long been seen to have an image problem. Ever since I started selling s226 policies in the early eighties I have heard them described as a rip-off. When you look behind that complaint you get to the frustration. … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, DWP, Johnson, Money, Pensions, Steve Webb, Sunak, Take back control, value
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“Pensions aren’t dead yet!” January pension play pen lunch
At an unusually passionate lunch, notable for the absence of the principal villain, Michael Johnson, the Play Pen set about putting pensions to rights. For those not in the loop, the Telegraph posted an article espousing the views of the aforementioned Johnson which … Continue reading
Australia squeeze home against South Africa at the Wanderers
For posterity, here is the last page of ESPNcricinfo’s wonderful commentary of the last overs of the Jo’burg test twixt the Saffers and the Aussies. South Africa 266 & 339 Australia 296 & 310/8 (86.5 ov) Australia won by 2 wickets Australia RR3.57 Last … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Cape Town, Cummins, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Johnson, Mitchell Johnson, South Africa
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