Smith says longer working life = comfortable retirement

Andrew Smith MP took the opportunity to meet and greet the public in his first major conference appearance at the TUC's 'Prospects for Pensions' yesterday, since he started as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. There were no adventurous reforms presented during his speech and he merely made suggestions about the ways in which the pension industry could be improved. Smith did, however, suggest a change of thinking is needed concerning the general downshifting from work into retirement. He said the government believes it is important to slowly move capable members of the ...