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Macron wins his pension battle – can we win ours?

    Last night , Emmanuel Macron won his vote – just. He survived two no-confidence votes.The no-confidence motion filed by a small group called Liot garnered support from 278 members of parliament in the National Assembly, falling short by … Continue reading

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Vive la differance – Britain and France’s approaches to state pension reform

“To finance our [pensions] system, which is among the most generous in the world, we must progressively ask those who can to work more” Vive la France, vive la réalité économique. https://t.co/cozeSGgEEQ — Mike Harrison (@HigherEdActuary) March 20, 2023 This … Continue reading

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Were the French mis-sold retirement?

It was the great promise of my youth, that if I worked and saved, it could all be over by 60 with the rest of my life to play. Childish maybe – but we were told that technology would set … Continue reading

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