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Government reforms to state pension age must go further and faster

Summary: ·      Despite substantial improvements in life expectancy, the employment rate among men aged 55-59 decreased from over 90 per … Continue reading “Income from Work – The Fourth Pillar of Income Provision in Old Age”
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Government must step back from energy markets to lower prices

Summary: For a short period, around the turn of the millennium, the UK energy market was highly competitive, offering choice … Continue reading “From Nationalisation to State Control – The Return of Centralised Energy Planning”
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Palm oil production could be key in solving rising food costs

Summary: After many years of flat-lining, world food prices rose dramatically in the last years of the first decade of … Continue reading “Commercial Agriculture: Cure or curse? Malaysian and African experience contrasted”