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Oil companies want to keep drilling – and are pushing the UK government to backtrack on its commitments. But we have to stop drilling for oil. Now. Will you join me and call on Prime Minister Keir Sta...

The UK has joined with the United States and a handful of other rich nations in rejecting the UN push

Think-tank report comes as Keir Starmer seeks to convince Labour MPs to back welfare spending cuts

Sixteen climate protesters were jailed last year for their roles in Just Stop Oil demonstrations.

Their real purpose? The demolition of democracy.

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Tony Blair has warned British people against self-diagnosing with mental health conditions, pointing to the country's spiralling sickness benefits bill.

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Yesterday I published part one of Pension Oldie's compelling argument that gilts are not the best way to discount pension liabilities for valuation purposes. Tonight is the Mansion House Speech where we are expected to hear something about DB funding. It would be surprising, but not impossible for Pension Oldie's ideas to be adopted by Government. We are sorely in need of innovative thinking - here it is.

Yesterday saw the implementation of the funding code, tomorrow may see it rewritten We are fast approaching the Mansion House Speech (Thursday) when we can confidently expect Government to address the issue of valuing and funding defined benefit pension schemes. In advance of this speech I will be publishing two important blogs by Pension Oldie, the first - today - address the question…

My new home! One month in and so much healthier. — Henry Tapper (@henrytapper.bsky.social) December 16, 2024 at 7:47 AM Thankyou for reading this. This is my first public blog since November 14th. On Friday 14th November I was knocked off a Santander bike and suffered broken bones, a beat up brain and an inability to explain myself. These impacts have reduced over the past month but I am far from 100%.

Some experts argue current savings rates will leave people without adequate retirement pots

Some experts argue current savings rates will leave people without adequate retirement pots

Such a strategy was tried in 1970s and came to grief in the mid-1970s secondary banking crash.

Malaysian anti-corruption investigators have launched probe into YTL Power subsidiary over £700m public contract