That's all correct. I was on the old CS scheme, so got my years service multiplied by my final salary divided by 80. My pension was about a third of my final salary, although I'd only done … (View Post)

I'm not sure where people get these numbers from. In the old Civil Service pension scheme, if you retired on £40k after working for 40 years, your pension was £20k (40x40/80). The newer schemes … (View Post)

Not sure about that. He's come second even though he's never there. Imagine his ratings among Tories if he actually attended the HoC. (View Post)

A slightly belated Merry Xmas to all. I am enjoying the luxury of there being just the two of us today, for the first time in 17 years. The 4 grown-up kids and 2 grandkids are elsewhere. I love them … (View Post)

Off topic, but for those who think that Sunak may be good at campaigning it's worth taking a look at this ITV clip: https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/1606606379862605824?cxt=HHwWgICy2bD_58… (View Post)