Nice piece that have tweeted it.



Is there a reason why...?

There needs to be a fundamental dedrafting of the Superannuation regulations both to prevent abuse and face up to the fact that these pensions are not only unaffordable but will not be paid by future taxpayers who themselves have no private pension provision.The situation,of course,is worse in central government where there is not even a fund supporting the pensions so they are paid out of current taxation.

The amendments to the superannuation regulations should start by ending "Added Years" whereby a sum of money is transferred from the revenue budget to the pension fund to make up for paying a pension whose rate has been adjusted as if the recipient had worked for up to ten years more than they had in fact been employed.The second is to stop retirement before 65.No more early retirements at 50.

On a more general topic the Boston Consulting Group have recently published a study suggesting that there is a "gearing" relationship between the size of the state sector and growth.

By the way why can't I log in from other computers while out of the country?

I spend my life now in a permanent state of dismay.

When I decided I needed a better income I retrained into a new occupation in my own time and at my own expense.

My new job is better paid but doesn't come with a pension. So I spend my evenings now researching investment funds to try and invest my money in the best way.

But I still have to pay ever increasing Council Tax, 25 per cent of which, according to some estimates, goes on paying guaranteed public sector pensions.

I will assist anybody who has a serious, workable plan to do anything about this.

Tried that and asked for password reminder,although I had inputted the right one, but none was sent.

Do you mean you are off the radar but not of your own volition? If so, I for one would like you to be very much on the radar - On Question Time, on the Politics show, etc.etc.
How can we be of assistance other than pointing as many as possible in the direction of this blog?

Sorry about that ... the evil forum fairy is at work.

e-mail me if you have a problem.

The article in the DM is quite appropriate and at an excellent time. On Thursday, I am going to a UKIP meeting about how to focus the campaign to get a UKIP candidate elected in May. As the current council is always a bun fight between the Tories and the LDs, we can use this to find evidence that there really is no difference whichever one of them has control; they will still want money money money.

Remember these "retirements" have to be agreed by elected Councillors or in the NHS members of the respective boards.They give the impression they are a "Right" which they can't refuse but that is not true.Unless the employee reaches 60 they can't just retire.As for "Added Years" this is also discretionary and very expensive for the taxpayer.If you get a chance just ask what the council policy is on these issues and the costs incurred over the last ten years.

But I'm assuming you still had input into the article?