Tag Archives: Matt Rodda
Is Labour ready to manage the pensions brief?
It has been so long since the Labour party had a pensions campaign that I can remember that I had almost forgot they existed. Jonathan Ashworth has exited stage right and is being replaced by Liz Kendall as shadow work … Continue reading
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Tagged Labour, Leicester Liz, Liz Kendall, Matt Rodda, Shadow minister
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Labour should pick its fights – capping people’s pensions should not be one of them
Labour says re-instating the #pensions lifetime cap would be prudent for the nation’s finances. via @telegraph https://t.co/Q0j0P07OtU — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) April 23, 2023 There are many things wrong with our pensions system, but removing a cap on people’s pensions … Continue reading
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Tagged Labour, LTA, Matt Rodda, Pension Policy, Pensions, Rachel Reeves, Reynolds
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Pension risk sharing – a bright idea for Labour
It is now 25 years since this country was introduced to “stakeholder economics” – the concept that Government could engender a more friendly form of capitalism where profits were shared more equitably between stakeholders – including workers and consumers. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Keir Starmer, Labour, Matt Rodda, Pensions Minister, risk sharing
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Why has the left – left pensions?
Sad to say, I doubt that more than a tiny percentage of my readership, let alone the general public know who Labour’s shadow pension minister is. Since Gregg McClymont lost his Cumbernauld seat in 2015, the post has been occupied … Continue reading
Action is urgently needed on the net pay pension issue
Call to action Action is required to address a systematic unfairness in the tax system that is disadvantaging many low earners saving for their retirement. 1.7m low earners are potentially affected by this, many of them women, and it … Continue reading