Liberal Democrats

Jack Jones says the right is shifting left on pensions

A Parliamentary early day motion praising (EDM) the decision to raise savings caps of share schemes has been supported by MPs from across the political spectrum.

The industry has warned Chancellor George Osborne to leave tax-free lump sums in pension schemes untouched in his Autumn Statement.

HM Treasury is warning that a two year delay in raising the pension age in Scotland could cost the country £1.4bn.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has promised that a Labour government would restrict higher rate pensions tax relief.

Rachel Dalton looks at the Lib Dems' tax relief track record - and the latest proposal

A Liberal Democrat paper prepared for the party's conference will call for the lifetime allowance on tax free pension savings to be cut from £1.25m to £1m.

Every quarter, PP takes the industry's temperature on government performance in pensions in the previous six months, asking whether it has improved, stayed the same or got worse. Every quarter so far revealed the same poor result.

Fiscal cliff compromise sets scene for further showdown

Steve Webb sits down with Hannah Brenton to discuss presiding over a cultural shift in saving for retirement.