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The great Lou Reed’s Sweet Jane
I’m seeing the great Lou Reed singing next month at the Hammersmith Apollo. When they come to write the book on how to compose a rock and roll lyric, the first page should read Standing on the corner, Suitcase in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Smith, Glam rock, Laurie Anderson, Lollapalooza, loureed, poetry, Ridin, Sweet Jane, Velvet Underground
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The State can take longevity risk.
There is no evidence that the private sector has found the secret to insuring the cost of people living longer. It has merely found ways of insuring itself against the risks of ruin.
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Posted in ezra pound, NEST, poetry, Retirement
Tagged corporate risk, European Union, ezra pound, Financial services, Government, Life annuity, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions, Persnal Accounts, poetry, Politics, Private sector, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, The PEnsion Regulator
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The vision of Pension Plowman
The pen is mightier than the sword and a lot less dangerous! Continue reading
Posted in pensions, poetry
Tagged AllianceBernstein, Brentford, Brentford F.C., Griffin Park, Life annuity, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, pensions, poetry, Society, The PEnsion Regulator, Tunnel, Washington DC, William Langland, Yeovil, yeovil town fc, YTFC
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The Pension Play Pen
The Play Pen is a linkedin group with 800 members (as at January 2011). We opened the group in December 2009 and it’s managed by myself ,Kim Gubler and a number of sub-group managers. Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Mulroney, cotswolds accomadation, Employment, England, Infant, Leeds, London, Manchester, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions, Playpen, poetry, Retirement, social media, Society
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Alexander Pope would out-tweet us all
Twitter’s 140 character restriction breathes new life into the epigram. Continue reading