Search results for ‘Pensions’
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Public sector pensions:Q&A
As public sector workers are told their pension arrangements will be changing, Channel 4 News asks one expert the important questions.
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BBC workers to strike in pensions row
Thousands of BBC staff members are set to stage two 48-hour strikes in a row over controversial plans for changes to their pensions – that could interrupt coverage of key political events.
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‘Two million’ protest in French pensions strike
Unions in France say more than two million people have joined a series of nationwide protests against plans to increase the retirement age.
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Pensions: is everyone living longer?
Iain Duncan Smith says people are living longer and healthier lives than ever. But will plans to raise the state pension age hurt the rich more than the poor?
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Gold-plated public sector pensions?
The claim “Can we really ask [private sector workers] to keep paying their taxes into unreformed gold-plated public sector pension pots? It’s not just unfair, it’s not affordable.” Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, speech, 14 June 2010 Cathy Newman checks it out The Daily Mail loved it. (UNFAIR – AND UNAFFORDABLE screamed today’s headline). The…
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Labour Manifesto 2010: tax benefits, policing & pensions
Labour’s 2010 manifesto has been given the FactCheck treatment. For more read on.
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FactCheck: will the triple lock pension ‘outstrip’ Winter Fuel Payment losses?
Will the triple lock pension ‘outstrip’ Winter Fuel Payment losses? FactCheck takes look.
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Winter fuel cut is ‘one of a series of difficult decisions’, says chief secretary to the Treasury
We spoke to Darren Jones, who’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and began by asking what he thinks of the rebels.
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FactCheck: who will no longer get Winter Fuel Payments and who is eligible for pension credit?
The government has changed the rules on who will receive Winter Fuel Payments.
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‘Labour was planning all along to raise taxes,’ says Mel Stride
We were joined by Mel Stride, who was the Work and Pensions Secretary until the election and is now running to be Conservative leader.
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‘There were a whole string of projects that were never funded’ says chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones
The chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones joined us from Westminster.
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‘My constituent was asked if their son still had autism by DWP’, says SNP’s social justice spokesman
We spoke to David Linden, who is the SNP’s social justice spokesman.
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Pensioners biggest winners in tax, benefits and spending since 2010 – Resolution Foundation
When it comes to tax, benefits and spending, pensioners have been the big winners since 2010, according to the Resolution Foundation think tank.
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The ‘boomer election’ – are young people being listened to?
Not bothered or just overlooked? Age has emerged as one of the key divides in British politics – with many young people claiming they’re being ignored by party manifestos which focus on issues like home ownership and pensions.
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Diane Abbott should ‘definitely’ be a Labour candidate says head of Fire Brigades Union
Matt Wrack is the head of the Fire Brigades Union, affiliated to the Labour Party, and currently President of the Trades Union Congress and joined us from Durham.