Tag Archives: Private sector

In place of strife – some light in the tunnel?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by henry tapper

Clearly things have not gone well in the summer long negotiations between public sector unions and those involved in the management of the large unfunded pensions (for firemen, teachers , police and civil servants). The battle lines appear to have been drawn for … Continue reading →

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A declaration of belligerence

Posted on June 30, 2011 by henry tapper

Today (3oth June) is strike day. It is a general strike by a proportion of society that has seen total personal reward for its labours massively increase over the past fifteen years. The people who will be suffering are members of the … Continue reading →

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Public sector strikes – the indeluctable modality

Posted on June 15, 2011 by henry tapper

“the ineluctable modality of existence- it gets us every time”.
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We’re giving pensions a bad name

Posted on March 14, 2011 by henry tapper

This from the News of the World this weekend Fair? Judge for yourself You work till you drop,pay a fortune into your pension , then get a pittance until you die. Unless you’re a judge. Earn up to £206,000 pa. … Continue reading →

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The State can take longevity risk.

Posted on February 22, 2011 by henry tapper

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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Paying for a Citizen’s Pension

Posted on September 26, 2010 by henry tapper

When we have digested auto-enrolment and introduced NEST then we can look again at the Citizen’s Pension. Continue reading →

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Funded or not-pensions are pay- a re-blog of Steve Bee’s latest article

Posted on September 15, 2010 by henry tapper

Funded or not, pensions are pay! Continue reading →

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Public sector pension debt

Posted on March 6, 2010 by henry tapper

How long before the ratings agencies catch up with us and require us to take action over our public sector pension debt? Continue reading →

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