Rachel Reeves’s retirement revolution
The Chancellor is pushing through bold and inventive reforms but the wider picture for Britain’s economy is far from rosy.
ByPensions
It’s time for elderly millionaires to taste austerity
For higher earners, retirement contributions are fantastic value, mostly thanks to the munificence of the state.
By
The unbearable predictability of the Tories’ war on young people
Rishi Sunak has a long history of putting himself on the wrong side of his own dividing lines.
By
“The next Post Office scandal”: how HMRC persecutes the victims of fraud
People who have lost their savings or had their identities co-opted have found themselves being pursued by the tax authorities.
By
Partner content
Do pensions hold the key to the UK’s net zero transition?
New research shows that pension funds could quadruple what they invest in climate solutions.
Partner content
Pensions, policyholders and the planet
It’s time to put the nation’s retirement savings to work more effectively to counter climate change.
By
The £92,762 gender wealth gap that is hurting the economy
Analysis exclusive to New Statesman Spotlight reveals the huge disparities between men and women in pensions and savings.
By
Hands off the triple lock
The policy has reduced grim pensioner poverty – and politicians tinkering with it will not lessen inequality.
By
The triple lock is an economic absurdity
Ending an expensive and haphazard pension system would be an act of fiscal sanity.
By
Tory wrangles overshadow Sunak’s G20 return
With discussions over whether to ditch the pensions triple lock and more Tory groups being founded, the battle for the…
By
Corporate super-profits are not pensioners’ friends
Critics say windfall taxes will hit pension funds and negatively impact ordinary households. The evidence suggests otherwise.
By
Why the trope of the benefit “scrounger” has returned
Welfare minister Tom Pursglove quotes Taken to try to sound tough on welfare “fraudsters”.
By
Emmanuel Macron’s appeasement tour is off to a rough start
As he visits the regions, can the French leader move on from the pension reform protests and relaunch his presidency?
By
Emmanuel Macron has no regrets
A combative and unremorseful interview by the French president, the first since forcing his retirement reform through parliament, is unlikely…
By
Chaos erupts over Emmanuel Macron’s retirement reforms
The French president’s decision to bypass parliament has caused outrage and sparked significant protests this weekend.
By
Emmanuel Macron has shown his contempt for democracy
His decision to override parliament to raise the retirement age has enraged MPs and the public.
By
Abolishing the pensions lifetime allowance only benefits the richest few
The measure is using a “sledgehammer to crack a nut”, targeting the richest few while the rest of the economy…
By
Joan Bakewell’s Diary: living with cancer, and the age of the grandparent
Medical progress is making us live longer – and grannies like me are being turned to for free childcare.
By
The Grey Recession
Pensions are supposed to be the most sensible part of the economy, but in an ageing society they are creating…
By
There is no justification for the triple lock on pensions
Millionaire pensioners are subsidised by the people who clean their homes, and Rishi Sunak knows it.
By- 1
- 2