Election 2010: Interview with Nigel Waterson

The rationale behind public voting in this year’s general election could be different to previous years. On the back of a worrying global recession, pensions and investments have become part of the public psyche – however small – and could play a pivotal role in how the voting swings. “I’m not saying pensions will decide the result of the election,” says Conservative Party pensions spokesman Nigel Waterson, “but I think they are far more up the political agenda than they ever were before". Waterson is pleased this is the case because people are now thinking about their retirement in a...