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Labour lobby v labour pension discussion; which would you go to?

It’s  interesting to see the ways that two organisations take politics. I am talking about attending and presenting ideas at the Labour Party Conference and how the Social Market Foundation work with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries to get … Continue reading

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Pot for life (more than a hippy’s dream)

Having roved around the basement of the National Liberal Club with David Robbins and the Pension PlayPen crew (more on this later) , I cycled through a wet Whitehall to the offices of the Social Market Foundation meeting along the … Continue reading

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Why financial education can only go so far….

You know when you have a guilty thought and you can’t share it with anyone. And then, quite by chance, someone repeats that thought back at you – and you feel relieved, ashamed and a little bit angry all at … Continue reading

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Heard the one about the Englishman, the Australian and the American?

If you are a fan of such jokes, read no further – the Social Market Foundation’s  (SMF) study “Golden Years? What freedom and choice will mean for UK pensioners“, contains all three characters (unsexed), but there the joking ends. This is … Continue reading

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