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Pension Schemes Bill is OK and moves to House of Lords
This article is largely taken from Pension Age; thanks to Sophie Smith, one of our brightest reporters and Deputy Editor of Pension Age. It reports the positions of the biggest parties by seats (though not popularity). I would like it … Continue reading
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Tagged Cnservatives, Green, Liberals, Pension Age, Sophie Smith, UL reform
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A sad year – when only Tories count.
I am going to the Conservative party conference, I am not going to the freak show in Liverpool and I don’t even know when the Liberals are convening. I have limited time on my hands to understand Government but I … Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, Conservative, Frank Field, Labour, Liberals, pensins, pension, Politics, Ros Altmann, Tories, Treasury
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Sturgeon will treat the commons as her House of Lords
Well I’m out of here, off to Spain for a few days to watch cars. I’m running away from the grim reality of a Tory party with untrammelled powers, with a department of pensions irresponsibility and with some Treasury minister … Continue reading
Coming to terms with the new politics
Politicians and the circus that moves around them seem slow to grasp the new reality of this election – that people will vote in crowds rather than congregate around ideology. Understanding how these crowds are developing is the business of yougov … Continue reading
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Tagged #ge2015, Albert Tapper, Essex, Liberals, Politics, Russell Brand, Tories
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How pensions restrain public sector pay and services.
The latest discussions about how we will manage the nation’s finances are focussing on public sector pay.Nick Clegg tells us that his party will make sure wages would rise in real terms for two years from 2016, and then … Continue reading
Labour in a kilt? – Pensions, politics and plagiarism
The SNP’s manifesto is a pretty shameless cut and paste of labour party policy. If your hit single was covered by your biggest rival and it was they that got the royalties when it went to #1, you’d be pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Cameron, Clegg, Conservative, Ed Milliband, Financial services, Labour, Liberals, pension playpen, pensions, Plagiarism, Politics, Retirement, SNP, Sturgeon
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Scrap the LifeTime Allowance – for hard working people!
The Conservatives say they want to reward hard working people. I’d like to thing they include me in that number. They want to appoint Ros Altmann to help us educate ourselves in finances, I’d like to think I’ve been educating … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, George Osborne, hard working, hardworking people, Labour, Liberals, Lifetime allowance, pensions, Ros Altmann, Tories
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