Category Archives: Pensions

“Pensions Deception”

Posted on August 7, 2014 by john graham

This follows on from the previous blog “Illusion turns to Deception”.  They are part of a thread I have been writing about ever since the current Government announced its radical move to a £140 ooops! £155 state pension.  All the posts … Continue reading →

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“Illusion turns to Deception”

Posted on August 5, 2014 by john graham

I’ve been writing about pensions since I started this blog four years ago.  It has always been a fairly unfathomable subject.  But in 2010 the Coalition Government promised, not only to radically simplify the state pension, but also to significantly increase … Continue reading →

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“Now You Don’t”

Posted on January 24, 2013 by john graham

This blog follows on from the previous post “Now You See It”. I was at the AGE UK Conference in 2011 when the Secretary of State for Works and Pensions – Mr Ian Duncan-Smith – made his speech about the … Continue reading →

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“Now You See It”

Posted on January 22, 2013 by john graham

If I were the Prime Minister half way through my first term in office, I would be beginning to think about how I could be re-elected for a second term.   I would want something that would appeal to a large … Continue reading →

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“Pension Cuts on the Way”

Posted on January 19, 2013 by john graham

Either I must be psychic, which I doubt, or the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Works and Pensions – Mr Ian Duncan-Smith and just about the whole of the Conservative Party, and the Editor of The Times, must be … Continue reading →

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“Pension Crystal Ball” 3

Posted on October 18, 2012 by john graham

When you’re young you barely know what a pension is and you certainly don’t stop long to think about it.   That is one reason why the majority of younger people don’t join a pension scheme.   Luckily in my day, starting … Continue reading →

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“Pension Crystal Ball” 2

Posted on October 16, 2012 by john graham

For the first blog on this issue, see “PENSION CRYSTAL BALL” 1 in the TAG CLOUD. So, what can I see in my Pension Crystal Ball:- Some things are very clear:- Pension age is going to rise.  It was 60 … Continue reading →

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“Pension Crystal Ball” 1

Posted on October 14, 2012 by john graham

This is the first of a series of blogs on pensions which you can find in the TAG CLOUD under the heading “PENSIONS CRYSTAL BALL”. Predicting how much money you will need to pay for your retirement is more and … Continue reading →

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A Cruel Deception.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by john graham

I wrote scathingly about the £140 state pension when it was first heralded as a great step forward by Ian Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.  (Click on Pensions under Topics to see more, or find … Continue reading →

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” The £140 Pension Illusion” 3

Posted on April 1, 2011 by john graham

Is this a cruel April 1st joke ?   I first started writing about this subject back in October last year when the pensions minister Steve Webb anounced a headline grabbing huge 40%rise in the state pension.      More recently on the … Continue reading →

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