Pensions
Prof Prem Sikka: Don’t fall for the Tory ‘levelling up’ mantra, they’re still continuing with austerity
'The government’s mantra is that it is rebuilding the post-Covid economy by ‘levelling-up’, but it is hard to discern any policy that is reducing inequalities'.
Rishi Sunak’s plans to take £1.2bn from miners’ pensions dubbed ‘daylight robbery’ from ‘brave men’
Scrapping plans give miners £1.2 billion in pensions has been called "cruel" and a "kick in the teeth" to retired miners and their families.
The London Capital and Finance scandal is another example of privatising profits and socialising losses
'The state continues to douse fires, but there is no regulatory reform and no independent inquiry into the operations of the finance industry.'
Prof Prem Sikka: Reform company law to protect workers’ pensions
The Arcadia collapse is just the latest example of why we must change the law to protect pension rights.
How one million pensioners are missing out on crucial government support
A Lords debate showed the Tories have no plan to address the problem, writes Natalie Bennett.
Corporations are playing fast and loose with our pensions
Companies are taking advantage of a government scheme to rake in more shareholder profits - leaving workers in the lurch.