SCOUT· 46%54m·2026-11-12·News Politics330. The hidden pension crisis
How do we end the scandal of millions saving too little for a pension? Can our employers afford to pay more for our pensions? How do we get our pension funds to invest in Britain? And what can we learn on all of this from Australia and Canada? Pensions minister and former boss of the Resolution Foundation - Torsten…
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“Here’s a thought to increase trust. Why not legislate to put constant pension meddling beyond the reach of the government? I’ve seen forced annuity purchases come and go, tax treatment changed constantly, auto-enrolment with a default DC sc…”
“‘People don’t have confidence in pensions’ - same government who happily presides over panic every budget around rumours of tax free cash removal - same government that’s taking away NI savings on salary secrifice pensions - same government…”
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“Maybe if taxes were not so high, it might encourage more people to save money as they would have some disposable income to do so.”
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