Raising the pension age will be a public health disaster
Steve Griffiths argues that raising the retirement age will harm more than just the nation’s finances – it will also harm the nation’s health.
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Four myths about today’s strike: Busted.
Alex Hern runs through four myths about the public sector strikes, and shows why they’re all false.
Public sector pensions no more gold-plated than those in private sector
Nigel Stanley lays out the details on the difference between public and private sector pensions, and shows that like for like, they aren’t that different.
Singing for a fairer future
The TUC have put together a public services campaign song ahead of the November 30th Day of Action against the government’s savage public sector pensions cuts.
Message to Cameron: Talk to us, not TV news
Sally Hunt writes about her and her members’ perspective on the strikes.
New survey shows public more willing to take action over pensions
Seven in ten voters would take some form of action if their pension contributions were to increase while promising lower returns, writes Neil Foster.
More evidence Gideon’s savage attack on public sector pensions will hit women hardest
Government assurances that changes to public sector pensions will protect low-paid public sector workers earning less than £15,000 a year are wrong.
Hutton repeats his big fat lie on public sector pensions
Alex Hern rebuts the Conservative government’s pensions tsar John Hutton’s lies, lies and lies over public sector pensions.
Hutton should read his pensions report again before leaping to Cameron’s rescue
Lord John Hutton claims his report was about “sustainablility” but the word is only used once in the report – and yet now he’s spinning for Tories.
Don’t buy the right-wing spin: Public sector pension costs set to fall
Whatever the rightwing attack dogs say, the cost of public sector pensions are due to fall as a proportion of GDP.