More than four million pensioners will be worse off following changes announced by Chancellor George Osborne in his budget that have been dubbed a “granny tax”.
Gary Gibbon
George Osborne just announced a “tax simplification” measure for pensioners’ tax allowances. Count your spoons time! Harmonising allowances for over 65’s with everyone else’s allowances will mean the over 65’s get less tax free over the years.
The British Medical Association will ballot its 130,000 members on industrial action of the government’s pension reforms – but has ruled out taking any strike action.
The government’s latest reforms to public sector pensions will not benefit the taxpayer in the long run, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank.
Some of the country’s largest unions are considering an offer from ministers on public sector pensions – but civil service union the PCS says “nothing has changed” since the November strikes.
The government and health unions reach agreement over reforms to NHS pensions, but a deal for civil servants is rejected.
Gary Gibbon
Political Editor Gary Gibbon on the regional variations of the public sector pension strike as MPs resort to what seems very much like old-fashioned class warfare in the Commons.
As thousands of parents face childcare problems during the pension strike, Channel 4 News learns Ofsted is relaxing registration rules because of the “exceptional circumstances” of the action.
As the biggest strike for over 30 years gets under way, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber tells Channel 4 News that the action is not badly timed.
As public sector workers hold mass strikes and protests across the UK use our interactive map to see photos, videos and more.
Gary Gibbon
Channel 4 News political editor Gary Gibbon asks whether Wednesday’s planned strikes could force the closure of ports or airports?
As unions deny claims that next week’s public sector pensions strike will cost £500m, Labour leader Ed Miliband blames Prime Minister David Cameron for industrial action that “needs to be avoided”.
Civil servants are being drafted in to work as border staff during next week’s public sector strike over pensions.
Members of the National Association of Head Teachers have voted by more than two to one to back strike action over changes to their pensions.
A major strike will still go ahead on 30 November, unions warn, despite the government’s attempt to head off industrial action with a revised offer on public sector pensions.