Blog: When it comes to pensions, this is the land of broken promises

Lawrence Gosling on the 580,000 Britons whose state pensions have been frozen

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Pensions fairness has been steadily building as a significant issue over the past decade and, with a rapidly ageing and expanding retired population, it is likely to be a major demographic issue facing all political parties.

We first saw ‘fairness’ come to light on the back of the Maxwell affair, following the theft by Robert Maxwell of much of the assets of the Mirror newspaper group’s pension scheme. No sooner had...

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