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Labour should now look at the ‘triple lock’ state pension guarantee
Older people should of course expect a decent standard of living in retirement. But should they really expect a standard of living which outpaces that of the average worker, especially when the cost of proving it is likely to mean further cuts elsewhere in the welfare budget down the line?
An Ed Balls up on benefits for rich pensioners
I am used to David Cameron shooting from the hip with knee jerk, ill thought out policies to respond to public opinion but I thought that Ed Balls would be cleverer than that.
Could Tony Blair help to defuse the Tory electoral time-bomb?
Labour can make a compelling argument that the economic crisis in the UK was not principally its fault but the result of an international banking crisis with its roots in the US.
Abandoning the winter fuel allowance for a mere £100 million: why bother?
Ed Balls is currently making a speech in which he will effectively renege on previous Labour Party statements that universality remained a "part of the bedrock" of the welfare state.
The Sun plays down its own poll because it shows support for Labour
The Sun today is playing down its own poll in favour of one conducted by The Independent - because the results of its own poll were too favourable to Labour.
The government must finish the pension revolution which Labour began
The UK is in the midst of an occupational pensions revolution as 10 million people are automatically enrolled in a workplace pension for the first time.