Labour issues new statement on future of state pension triple lock - Birmingham Live
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – Labour pledges to uphold the triple lock through this Parliament despite the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasting costs to triple by 2030, pressuring public finances.
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John Oxley: In the face of an unknowable future, policy 'locks' are a very bad idea
John Oxley is a consultant, writer, and broadcaster. His SubStack is Joxley Writes. The Triple Lock is likely to be one of the enduring achievements of the Conservatives’ period in office. Introduced in 2011, it served a very real purpose, providing a mechanism for Britain’s state pension provision to catch up with peer countries. It had also a brilliant electoral advantage: older people tended to vote Tory, and most voters like largesse directe…
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