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”

The strikes and protests witnessed in Britain’s cities this week may well signal the start of a phase of industrial … Continue reading “Public sector largesse in the UK”

A couple of years ago, in an IEA paper, I suggested that the UK’s public debt was many times larger … Continue reading “The true scale of UK government debt”

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”

Earlier this year I published a report estimating British government debt at £4.8 trillion . However, over the summer the Office for National … Continue reading “It’s official – the British government owes trillions”

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

for males from 65 to 66 by 2016. This increases the retirement age significantly earlier than the original schedule. The previous … Continue reading “Pension age should be raised more rapidly”

Two things struck me about the OBR report published yesterday. I shall blog about the other later…