Salary sacrifice pensions have become a popular choice for pension saving. They are beneficial for both individuals and businesses that often make huge … Continue reading “Salary sacrifice – should it be sacrificed?”

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It is distressing to witness yet another piece of financial chicanery by the British government, which now proposes to substitute … Continue reading “British government DEFAULT”

Today, the Public Sector Pensions Commission – which was established in autumn 2009 by the IEA, the Institute of Directors and … Continue reading “How to reform public sector pensions”

" The Emergency Budget included a proposal to raise the state pension age for males from 65 to 66 by … Continue reading “Pension age should be raised more rapidly”

By far the best contribution to the parliamentary debate on the Emergency Budget was by the MP for Wycombe, Steve … Continue reading “Keynesian policies have brought Britain to the brink of ruin”

Two things struck me about the OBR report published yesterday. I shall blog about the other later… The first was … Continue reading “OBR shouldn’t take a Bernie Madoff approach to public sector pensions”

As we have a new government and we also have a better idea about the effects of the financial crisis on the public … Continue reading “The real level of UK government debt is around £4.8 trillion”