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How about Govt Employees going into Money Purchase Schemes (ie away from Defined Benefit Pensions). That is what the majority of employees who are in private companies have had imposed on them over the past 10/15 years.

Gold plated, inflation linked pensions are a massive drain on the public purse. I get that historically many in public service were deemed to be paid less than in the commercial world but this has changed significantly in recent years.

Sound's about right, it takes the pi**

If it were true then I wonder whether they will look at public sector pensions?
They are the root of all evil pension wise but I suspect they will be allowed to continue.

Genuine question Willo. We have just lived through the worst government in a generation. Yet 7 million people STILL voted for those who had so negligently mismanaged. Thus...

What would it take to lose your vote? Do they have to slaughter the first born?

Obviously I do not like Reform but I understand the shift from Tory to them. What I don't understand are the millions who stayed in the face of overwhelming reasons to leave or abstain.

Evidence that pay in the public sector has closed on the private.

Perhaps you are referring to the massive lower paid sector where us drones are facing zero hours and so on?

The middle and upper jobs are hugely better paid in the private sector.

This is what I asked prior. This could be the thin end as if a precedent is set it will snowball. Clearly if I were a comfortably off millionaire then great yes I won’t need 900 a month. The problem is that if the test is in relation to say property value it would only be owners who could be checked. State and private renters are not checkable unless our bank accounts are opened up or our private pension pots are used. Even with all of this personal info surely it’s your outgoings which determine how much you have to live for a month!