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“We stand on the threshold of a landmark election” – Chris Mason
This is the headline the BBC’s Chris Mason gave to his pre-election blog which he told Newscast voters he thought up in the middle seat of a car careering around Britain following our political leaders. He told listeners to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Davey, Green Party, politics, Starmer, Sunak, UK general election
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Sunak and the Government that left everything undone
I remember speaking on my boat with a senior civil servant who worked for Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak in the Treasury. “Sunak does detail , Truss doesn’t” was her blunt assessment. It is actually quite easy to work with … Continue reading
“Triple lock plus” – not a policy but a bribe
The idea behind “triple lock plus” is that millions of pensioners who are living “tax-free”, should stay that way. This would involve re-introducing a personal allowance for those over state pension age whose threshold would be at the rate of … Continue reading
Jeremy’s tax bargain on inheritance tax and pensions
In an interview with the BBC, Mr Hunt refused to rule out a cut to inheritance tax, saying: “The best way that we can reduce the tax burden for everyone is to grow the economy.” If there is one thing … Continue reading
Enough disinformation – put human life first.
It was little reported, but there were two marches yesterday in London. The City of London put on its Lord Mayor’s Show., crowds look sparse (small wonder as public transport yesterday morning ground to a halt). The City streets … Continue reading
Macron wins his pension battle – can we win ours?
Last night , Emmanuel Macron won his vote – just. He survived two no-confidence votes.The no-confidence motion filed by a small group called Liot garnered support from 278 members of parliament in the National Assembly, falling short by … Continue reading
Vive la differance – Britain and France’s approaches to state pension reform
“To finance our [pensions] system, which is among the most generous in the world, we must progressively ask those who can to work more” Vive la France, vive la réalité économique. https://t.co/cozeSGgEEQ — Mike Harrison (@HigherEdActuary) March 20, 2023 This … Continue reading
Mel Stride takes over at DWP – pensions should celebrate.
Restoring the public’s confidence in pensions took a big step forward yesterday. Mel Stride was appointed to be Secretary of State (SOS) for the DWP. It means that for the first time since David Gauke held the post, we have … Continue reading
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What happens to pension policy now?
A lot of people who think about pensions and policy will be trying to work out what has actually happened over the 45 days of misrule since Liz Truss took over. We have lost the national anchor, our Queen. We … Continue reading