The inconvenient truth preventing extended working lives
Craig Berry from the TUC explores the truth about the problems and issues with older workers and their pension.
Craig Berry
Craig is a pensions policy officer at the TUC. He worked previously as Lecturer at the University of Warwick, head of policy at the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) and policy advisor at HM Treasury. His book Globalisation and Ideology in Britain was published by Manchester University Press in 2011.
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