Comments on: Vince Cable on public sector pensions http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2009/06/vince-cable-on-public-sector-pensions/ Policy news and comment from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Thu, 24 May 2012 11:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Living longer, working longer? | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2009/06/vince-cable-on-public-sector-pensions/comment-page-1/#comment-2872 Living longer, working longer? | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:35:06 +0000 http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/?p=3096#comment-2872 [...] longer, working longer? Posted at 6:34 pm on 27 Jul 09 by Nigel Stanley I wasn’t very impressed with Vince Cable’s recent Mail on Sunday piece on public sector pensions. Yesterday’s [...] [...] longer, working longer? Posted at 6:34 pm on 27 Jul 09 by Nigel Stanley I wasn’t very impressed with Vince Cable’s recent Mail on Sunday piece on public sector pensions. Yesterday’s [...]

]]> By: Clifford Singer http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2009/06/vince-cable-on-public-sector-pensions/comment-page-1/#comment-2712 Clifford Singer Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:12:17 +0000 http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/?p=3096#comment-2712 Nigel, this is an excellent critique - I've added a link to the Other TaxPayers' Alliance website: http://www.taxpayersalliance.org/news/clever-quote-of-the-month-june Nigel, this is an excellent critique – I’ve added a link to the Other TaxPayers’ Alliance website:

http://www.taxpayersalliance.org/news/clever-quote-of-the-month-june

]]> By: links for 2009-07-02 « Embololalia http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2009/06/vince-cable-on-public-sector-pensions/comment-page-1/#comment-2697 links for 2009-07-02 « Embololalia Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:23 +0000 http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/?p=3096#comment-2697 [...] Vince Cable on public sector pensions | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC The basic problem is a pretence that you can save big amounts of public spending by cutting public sector ‘fat-cat’ pensions. You can’t, even if you include Jonathan Ross, who Vince says has a public sector pension. He may well be overpaid but is a not a salaried BBC employee, and is not a current member of the BBC pension scheme. (tags: libdems scapegoats pensions uk fiscalpolicy economics) Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)A peek inside my head…My Experiences…Babes’ Blog, Week 41: Oh DaddyOil Under Pressure [...] [...] Vince Cable on public sector pensions | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC The basic problem is a pretence that you can save big amounts of public spending by cutting public sector ‘fat-cat’ pensions. You can’t, even if you include Jonathan Ross, who Vince says has a public sector pension. He may well be overpaid but is a not a salaried BBC employee, and is not a current member of the BBC pension scheme. (tags: libdems scapegoats pensions uk fiscalpolicy economics) Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)A peek inside my head…My Experiences…Babes’ Blog, Week 41: Oh DaddyOil Under Pressure [...]

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