Only 5% would let Brown control their pension

The research also found that as Gordon Brown prepares to mark his first year as Prime Minister, just 5% of them would put him in charge of their pension fund. A key reason for the lack of trust is the Government’s running of the state pension, the research suggests. It found 87% of non-retired residents who took part in the survey feel the Government is failing in its aim to provide a state pension that will adequately help fund their retirement. A paltry 3% believe the current state pension is adequate to live on in later life. A fifth of those surveyed (21%) said their faith had bee...