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Pouring advice into a bottomless pot – lessons from Westiminster
The capacity of the pension industry to pour advice, guidance and financial education into the bottomless pot seems limitless. I define the “bottomless pot” as the perceived resource needed to make informed choices on retirement finances, a pot that never … Continue reading
Been on the edge all week!
What don’t I think (about Brexit)? It’s been a strange week or two; for some reason I’ve found myself in Westminster a lot, lobbying on behalf of scam victims, discussing the “net-pay anomaly”, listening to the Pensions Minister on open … Continue reading
Westminster rocks as Minister pledges support for CDC.
There was a good news story playing out in Committee Room 6 of the Westminster Palace yesterday morning. A good news story, that is, if you fancy a pension from your workplace pension scheme. … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Frank Field, pensions, Ronan Keating, Ronan O'Connor, westminster
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Get thee to Yate!
1.1 And there dwelt in South Gloucestershire, near the towns of Thornbury and Yate a man named Steve; 1.2 and Steve was godly and loved of all who knew him for he had done great deeds in Westminster – … Continue reading
Get a grip and a sense of humour
The sky is full of helicopters and the streets wail with sirens. It is 9 am on the morning after the latest “terrorist” attack and Westminster and the City are on red alert. One nutter decided to go on the … Continue reading
Pensions Minister in the house – shout out for Richard Harrington!
A new man In one of the lowest keys of appointments, Richard Harrington crept into the DWP as an under-secretary and inherited all the issues for rather less pay than he’d have got if he’d got the usual ministerial salary. … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Business, DWP, Frank Field, pension, pensions, Pensions Minister, Retirement, Richard Harrington, Select Committee, westminster
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The politics of pensions – how the landscape has changed since 2010.
Let us hope that the head of steam that has been built up since 2010 can be maintained.
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People with long eyes
“People with long eyes” This is what some native Americans called the scientists setting up a telescope in the mid-west desert; the phrase gave Lucy Winkett’s sermon at the St Paul’s Schools John Colet Day its theme. I sat and listened with long ears … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Church of England, leadership, Management, Occupy London, St Paul's
Tagged Britain, Cathedral, John Colet, London, Paul, St Paul's Cathedral, United States, westminster
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Born to overrun – Springsteen dancing in the park
Last night Hyde Park hosted 80,000 mesmerised spectators who stood in the rain and listened to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band , joined by Sir Paul McCartney – the legend. Here’s the video footage of the two singing “I saw her standing … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Consolation, Greece, happiness, pension playpen, springstee, Springsteen, The Racket of the Lambs
Tagged Bruce Springsteen, BruceSpringsteen, E Street Band, Hard Rock Calling, Hardrock, London, McCartney, Paul McCartney, Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Tom Morello, westminster
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What chance have you got against a tie and a crest?
It’s one thing to see off Brown and co, holed up in the Downing Street bunker, another to beat the beastly bosh lined up in the public sector trenches. Continue reading
Tagged Cameron, Clegg, eton rifles, Politics, public sector, st pauls, unions, westminster
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