Tag Archives: Paul Johnson
The people are the company, they get the pension surplus , the company still benefits.
I read this tweet and for a moment thought that I was agreeing , but then I read a little further and decided I was not sure… Did you notice £2.3bn giveaway in Budget to small group of public sector … Continue reading
Intellect not prejudice should guide the new- new labour.
I am writing on 15th of January, 6 months after the blog below. I had hoped then that Torsten Bell would be our Pension Minister and the thinking of him, along with that of Haldane and Johnson would dominate our … Continue reading
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
Intellect not prejudice should guide the new- new labour.
I am writing on 15th of January, 6 months after the blog below. I had hoped then that Torsten Bell would be our Pension Minister and the thinking of him, along with that of Haldane and Johnson would dominate our … Continue reading
Paul Johnson warns pension policy-makers of complacency
In an article originally published in the Times but now free to read on the IFS website, Paul Johnson explains just how terrifying inflation is to low-income households. Johnson begins by explaining the political logic behind the Spring … Continue reading
Too Expensive to Keep? Is it time to break our promises to the baby boomers?
In a stunning lecture delivered without notes to a “senior” audience at the Oxford and Cambridge Club last night, Paul Johnson helped us ask these questions of ourselves. For his audience was by and large – precisely the entitled class … Continue reading
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