This presumably is the "but our state pensions are still crap relative to those in Europe" argument that is always wheeled out, which ignores the outsized role played by occupational scheme… (View Post)

Possibly not, given that it's robbing Peter to pay Paul. The retired are also the main users of the NHS. That said, this is Scotland so, if the SNP can claim credit for the handouts but successfully … (View Post)

This is absolutely true, though I don't remember anyone else suggesting that it was time it went. How long it will take a future Government to admit that it is unaffordable, and what percentage of th… (View Post)

Very true, but as BigG has, to his credit, pointed out on numerous occasions, the triple lock is silly. The logical end point of the guarantee, unless wage rises consistently exceed both 2.5% and the… (View Post)

Time for our regular reminder that the average pensioner enjoys a higher disposable income than the average worker, after accounting for housing costs; that the crossing point was already reached sev… (View Post)