The Government is so large and complicated that we generally have to trust that what they are telling us about … Continue reading “On public sector pensions, the Government is marking its own homework”

Summary The government is misleading Parliament and the public over the cost to the taxpayer of public sector pensions. This … Continue reading “How government has misled Parliament and the British people on public sector pensions”

Conditions for growth are not a mystery – we have seen them in the UK in the recent past. This … Continue reading “The Chancellor’s Post-Pandemic Choices”

Hidden in last Wednesday’s Budget speech were three short sentences on public sector pensions which will have meant little to … Continue reading “The sleight-of-hand on public sector pensions”

In the 27th IEA Current Controversies Paper, Neil Record examines UK public sector unfunded occupational pensions. Five important events have … Continue reading “Sir Humphrey’s Legacy: An Update. UK Public Sector Unfunded Occupational Pensions. (web publication)”

In a paper presented at the IEA’s Second Annual Political Economy Conference, Neil Record sets out his new calculation of … Continue reading “Sir Humphrey’s Legacy: the true cost of public sector pensions (web publication)”