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Macron wins his pension battle – can we win ours?

Posted on March 21, 2023 by henry tapper

    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 →

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Vive la differance – Britain and France’s approaches to state pension reform

Posted on March 20, 2023 by henry tapper

“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 →

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Mel Stride takes over at DWP – pensions should celebrate.

Posted on October 26, 2022 by henry tapper

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?

Posted on October 21, 2022 by henry tapper

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 →

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The cost today of these reckless budget promises

Posted on September 26, 2022 by henry tapper

    “It looks like we’re headed for a spiral that we usually see in emerging markets crises, where policymakers struggle to reassert credibility,”  Mansoor Mohi-uddin, chief economist at Bank of Singapore. Currency markets are now toying with the idea … Continue reading →

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The gap in our thinking on the cost of living.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by henry tapper

As so often, the real story is in the image. Here the image of the winner focussing on the gap between her and the loser, perhaps the seat for Boris Johnson. For many, the disregard Liz Truss paid Rishi Sunak … Continue reading →

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Are comforting lies – crushing unpleasant truths? (Truss v Sunak)

Posted on July 30, 2022 by henry tapper

These are the latest odds for our next Prime Minister, the return for Sunak to a £1 stake is 900p for Truss it is 11p. My simple maths tells me the market reckons Truss 80 times more likely to win. … Continue reading →

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Liz Truss – shorter than Baaeed.

Posted on July 28, 2022 by henry tapper

Baaeed is the top-rated thoroughbred racehorse in the world. Yesterday he trounced his rivals in Goodwood’s Sussex Stakes at a price of 1-6, delivering just 17p profit to a one pound stake.   This morning , Liz Truss is priced … Continue reading →

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Sunak needs Osborne’s rabbit and hat to win now!

Posted on July 27, 2022 by henry tapper

Yesterday I reported that Rishi Sunak had drifted to 3-1 against while Liz Truss was 3-1 on Today’s news is that the odds have widened further A Sunak win is now promising  nearly four pounds profit to a one pound … Continue reading →

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Truss now nine times as likely to win as Sunak

Posted on July 26, 2022 by henry tapper

  Liz Truss if three to one on and Rishi Sunak three to one against to be our next Prime Minister, that means you’ll get over £4 for a one pound stake if Rishi wins and only £1.31 if Liz … Continue reading →

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