Tag Archives: Sam Marsh

Woon Wong’s letter to TPR on USS’ deficit

Posted on December 14, 2021 by henry tapper

At a recent pension conference, Woon Wong mentioned a letter sent to David Fairs which would be posted on my blog. This is the letter and I am proud to openly publish it. At the conference were a number of … Continue reading →

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Sam Marsh tweets about the (non-existent) 2021 USS valuation

Posted on September 10, 2021 by henry tapper

Sometimes twitter throws up a thread that draws you from tweet to tweet in a way that a long blog can’t. This thread from Sam Marsh is an example. It is an exercise in controlled fury at the ineptitude of … Continue reading →

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The USS valuation and a way forward

Posted on April 17, 2021 by henry tapper

The controversy over the University Superannuation Scheme’s current valuation sums up all that’s gone wrong with defined benefit pension schemes. Let’s start with the view of John Kay, one of Britain’s most respected and outspoken economists. John Kay, one of … Continue reading →

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Sam Marsh’s response to TPR’s DB Funding Code

Posted on September 4, 2020 by henry tapper

Sam Marsh is a lecturer and branch president of the Sheffield UCU. He has responded on his own behalf to TPR’s consultation. Continue reading →

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The trouble with conformity – USS latest

Posted on June 28, 2019 by henry tapper

  The dissenting voice has long been upheld in British Universities. Minority opinions are valued as an antidote to received wisdom which all too often degenerates into herd-like conformity. So I worry when I read the justification that the USS … Continue reading →

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#beetroots, #biscuits – how the battle for truth @USS is being won.

Posted on August 3, 2018 by henry tapper

I find myself embedded in a bizarre discussion on #transparency between some of the brightest bods on twitter. This ill becomes me, I am out of my depth, a TUC cracker in the posh biscuit barrel. #beetroot #biscuits pic.twitter.com/Hywkpf8U2W — … Continue reading →

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