Tag Archives: UNISON

Listening to what is being said.

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Colin Meech wins the peace A couple of days ago, I spent an enlightening hour in Parliament listening to the witness of Colin Meech and Jonathan Lipkin to the Work and Pensions Select Committee. I have known Colin a few … Continue reading →

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Unions are unlocking the door to proper pensions

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Today I’ll be a delegate and tonight I’ll be chairing a meeting at the TUC conference.  It’s actually a fringe meeting which means anyone can come along – you don’t have to be a delegate. Below are the details if you … Continue reading →

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Trade Unions; a necessary agent of change in our pension system

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

  Turn to your weekend FT , you happy capitalists, and you will find two stories relating to monopoly of the big four accountants. The first is a comment piece by John Plender where he looks at why Government has … Continue reading →

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Learning to live from what’s in the (pension) pot

Posted on May 9, 2016 by

  Today’s the red letter day for the Pension Regulator (and to a lesser extent- the Pension Protection Fund) , when they find themselves under the scrutiny of the DWP Select Committee. In question is the competence and capability of both … Continue reading →

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Public sector strikes – the indeluctable modality

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

“the ineluctable modality of existence- it gets us every time”.
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