Archive: Pensions

The benefits skirmish: Balls unveils Labour's first strike

Looking to the future: the debate over benefits will be decisive one in 2013

Labour has unveiled plans to push the long-term unemployed back into work, ahead of a crucial vote on benefits next week.

Benefits: Those who know least oppose them the most

Ed Balls' conference speech in full

Balls seeks the biggest U-turn of all

The final straw: Pensioners march on parliament against cuts

George Osborne could be contemplating means-tested bus passes

Pensioners will join the army of groups fighting government cuts tomorrow, when they march on parliament over threats to the bus pass and winter fuel allowance.

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Liam Byrne speech in full

Liam Byrne, shadow work and pensions secretary.

Read the shadow pensions secretary's speech to the Labour conference in full.

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Comment: It's up to savers to change the financial system

Christine Berry on shareholders, the Kay Review and reform of the financial sector

The secret to changing our society lies outside the system.

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Miliband: I took on Murdoch, now I'll do pensions

Labour leader Ed Miliband in a good mood today

Ed Miliband has promised to bring the same attack to Britain's pension's system that he brought to News International.

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Not sure how your pension is doing? Neither is the government

The government is also confused about how pensions are performing

"Insufficient accountability" makes it impossible to know if the Pensions Regulator is delivering value-for-money, the National Audit Office (NAO) said today.

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Podcast: The politics of pensions

After the public sector pensions strike, what's next for this controversial field?

We've been speaking to pensions minister Steve Webb about the challenges of sorting out what remains an incredibly challenging portfolio.

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Interview: Pensions minister Steve Webb

Steve Webb is the longest serving pensions minister in recent years

In the grand sweep of things pensions is under the radar at the moment in political terms. This is partly because of the approach of the coalition's pensions minister, Steve Webb, who spends his days pursuing agreement away from the headlines.

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Police pensions 'unaffordable'

A new report argues reform is desperately needed

Pensions for police officers are costing the taxpayer £2.5 billion a year, according to a report out today.

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'New atmosphere' in public sector pensions talks brings deal closer

The coalition is coming close to claiming outright victory over trade unions after the bare bones of an agreement were reached in marathon talks yesterday.

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Coalition's pensions concessions not enough for unions

Pensions have galvanised the public sector workforce into enthusiastic strikes

A "generous offer" to unions which would preserve all public sector workers' accrued pension rights has been rejected by unions.

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Steve Webb Lib Dem conference speech in full

Read minister of state for pensions Steve Webb's speech to the Liberal Democrat conference in full.

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Unions lament pension contribution rise

Further protests on public sector pensions are expected

Unions have hit out at proposals for pension contribution increases which will affect 2.5 million nurses, teachers and civil servants.

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Disruption disputed as strikers march on parliament

Police leave has been cancelled as officers cover for striking community support

The first major industrial action against spending cuts took place across the country today.

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Eyewitness: Pension strike protest

Police look on as strikers march through central London

Policing a demonstration full of teachers is harder than it looks.

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Pensions strike: In pictures

The London protest for striking public sector workers, in pictures.

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Pensions strike: Protesters speak out

Demonstrators speak out as they march in Westminster. Photo: Getty Images

Demonstrators in Westminster explain why they're out on strike.

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Comment: Three things you need to know about the strikes

Nadhim Zahawi has been Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon since 2010.

Today's strikes are wrong for public sector workers and unions should get back around the negotiating table.

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ASCL: Public sector could strike again

Brian Lightman, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) general secretary, warns that today's disruption could be repeated.

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Francis Maude: Pension changes perfectly reasonable

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude spoke on BBC1's Breakfast this morning, questioning the decision to strike while negotiations are in progress and branding the changes "perfectly reasonable".

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