Posts Tagged ‘pensions’

The place between an arrogant government and hard left rhetoric

The place between an arrogant government and hard left rhetoric

While the Government must shoulder the blame for tomorrow’s strike, the left must respond responsibly in order to protect the interests of those affected by the cuts

Contributors to our national life and standard of living

Contributors to our national life and standard of living

UK Government reform of public sector pensions may save money now – at the expense of lower payments and higher contributions. But it is storing up greater trouble down the line

The Great Pension Raid

The Great Pension Raid

Today teachers from across Wales travel to Westminster as part of a joint trade union lobby of Parliament to stop their pensions being raided

The real pensions crisis

The real pensions crisis

The UK’s pension system is well-regulated and diverse. But it is also opaque, outdated and unattractive to far too many people. A successful system needs more than ever greater consumer choice

This widow’s story tells a wider sad tale

This widow’s story tells a wider sad tale

INDUSTRIAL disputes often have a habit of tipping over into tragedy. Many people in Wales will remember the death of David Wilkie, the Treforest taxi driver killed near Rhymney when a piece of concrete was dropped on his car while it was carrying strike breaker David Williams to work during the 1984 mining dispute. Now, [...]

Plaid’s path out of poverty

Plaid’s path out of poverty

Another General Election, and Wales is still being treated like an afterthought by Westminster parties. What it needs are economic policies particularly tailored to this country. This is how Plaid Cymru proposes guiding us out of recession

Pension rights, and pension wrongs

Pension rights, and pension wrongs

There appears to be considerable disparity in the way Ford handles its industrial relations around the world. While American workers get promises of new jobs and bonuses, former employees – including some here in Wales – are having to go to court to get what they say is owed to them