Pension reform needs public support - Purnell

Speaking in Edinburgh at a conference on the pensions white paper hosted by Scottish Widows, James Purnell, Minister for Pensions Reform, says a debate last week in the House of Commons, brought up many issues and concerns, which the government have accepted. But he warned while there may be a “nearly sickening display of consensus” in Westminster, the government still needs to get the public on board, particularly over the controversial raising of the state pension age. He says the central goal of the white paper is to help workers to take personal responsibility for retirement as milli...