Osborne’s ‘granny tax’ will sting those on a personal pension of just £67 a week
George Osborne’s ‘granny tax’ will hit new pensioners on a personal or occupational pension of just £67 a week, new research reveals today.
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The IFS is feeding the trolls what they want to hear on pensions
Nigel Stanley assess the IFS’ green budget report, and finds that they are understating the effect of pension changes.
Government gold-plates private pensions while cutting public ones
Cormac Hollingsworth reveals the government’s two-faced attitude to pensions; gold-plate the private sector ones, while cutting those of the public sector.
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.
Parties across the nations split over response to strike action
Ed Jacobs runs through Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’s responses to the strikes.
The coalition continues its ‘women problem’ by taking away our pensions
Liz Snape explains why women are feeling the pinch from government’s attempts to steal away their pensions
Barber: Why are lollipop ladies paying to cancel the bankers’ bonus tax?
The government is salpping a tax on public sector workers to clwar up the bankers mess. If ministers negotiate in good faith, a deal can still be done says Brendan Barber
Johnson (elected by 19% of voters) and Cameron (23%) lecture unions about democracy
Alex Hern explains why Tories in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones over low turnout
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.