Tag Archives: Pensions

Pensions – an unfinished revolution

By Guest | Published: May 15, 2013

Before Mrs Thatcher destroyed Britain’s post-war pension consensus, Beveridge had given us a decent state pension that kept up with earnings, and Barbara Castle had added an earnings related state pension (SERPS) to those whose employers did not provide a decent workplace pension on top.

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Budget 2013: Osborne’s hidden borrowing pays for tax sweeteners

By Guest | Published: March 20, 2013

When we assess the Osborne borrowing record, let’s be clear that it’s not just headline borrowing that is much higher than he promised a couple of years ago. Buried in today’s budget is also the hidden borrowing of future pension promises where he’s already spent some of the money designed to pay for them.

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Interested in ethical investment? You might want to read this…

By Guest | Published: December 8, 2012

How do we build a fairer and more sustainable economy? Part of the answer lies with the money we invest in pensions, ISAs and investment funds.

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Fit and proper? Why James Murdoch must go

By Guest | Published: October 31, 2012

With the BSkyB AGM approaching, Matthew Butcher of Fair Pensions tells us why it matters to all of us that James Murdoch is removed from the board.

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The inconvenient truth preventing extended working lives

By Craig Berry | Published: September 13, 2012

Craig Berry from the TUC explores the truth about the problems and issues with older workers and their pension.

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The hidden fees that are halving the value of UK pensions

By Guest | Published: July 18, 2012

Pension savers are being misled about the hidden costs and charges they have to pay.

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The wealthiest 20 per cent have 91 times more than the poorest 20 per cent

By Katie Stanton | Published: July 12, 2012

Figures from the Office of National Statistics show huge disparities between the wealthiest households and the poorest ones.

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Why should gay couples have to wait for equal pension rights?

By Guest | Published: May 20, 2012

Tory MPs calling for equal marriage proposals to be delayed to ‘focus on what matters’ need to understand how desperate LGBT couples are for equal rights.

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Poll: 68 is too late for state pension, is “unfair” and will hit the poorest hardest

By Neil Foster | Published: May 8, 2012

Neil Foster of Progressive Polling reports on new poll data showing public disapproval of the government’s plans to raise the state pension age.

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Osborne’s ‘granny tax’: Robbing pensioners to pay the one per cent

By Guest | Published: April 19, 2012

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves explains just how regressive George Osborne’s ‘granny tax’ is.

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