Once upon a time we had the man from the Pru, the Co-op or your local bank flogging private pensions. Yes, they were expensive but people saved.
Instead workers think that their auto-enrolled workplace pension is sufficient. IT ISN’T.
We need mass market available advice.
My parents hated Thatcher when I was young, but they always said they respected her and she did what she said.
This is why Kemi is polling so highly. Shes exactly the same.
Badenoch moves to her highest approval of her time as LOTO on -4 with the biggest gap between her and other leaders. Davey is at -12, Farage -13, Polanski -25 and Keir Starmer is up this week though still far at the bottom of the pack on -44.
Virtually no company has a FS scheme open to new members.
There are some providers that offer DB executive pensions, but these are for Directors and are an easy way of cash rich companies making employer contributions over and above the annual allowance, because deficits have to be funded by the employer.
@Red_Wedge_ People on certain benefits have their NI effectively paid by the government. Not all benefits, but that’s the whole point in a welfare state.
@Red_Wedge_ We’re going round in circles. Wages were lower and life expectancy was lower. 10% extra on dividends would not make up for that.
You’re comparing apples and oranges.
@Red_Wedge_ No it’s not, the state pension is a contributory benefit. You need 35 years of NI contributions.
No employer, outside of some huge corporations, could afford contributions for a defined benefit scheme.
Reform leader Nigel Farage asks the PM to end the "divisive practise of two-tier policing"
The PM says he doesn't believe there's two-tier policing and Farage "pretends to have respect" for the family of Henry Nowak
#PMQs https://t.co/lDUYT8cLGt
NHS sick pay is costing taxpayers £5bn a year.
We need to get Britain working, and that includes our public services.
Credit to @Policy_Exchange for exposing this & setting out what can be done to put it right.