Health secretary brands public pension reforms 'unrealistic'

Health secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday attacked his own government's shake-up of public sector pensions. In a private letter to the chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, Lansley criticised the controversial reforms as ‘inappropriate' and ‘unrealistic'. Daily Mail MORE Official data out this morning are expected to show sluggish growth of just 0.2% for the quarter to June, half the level predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Zero growth in the three months to June or a slow third quarter could cost the UK its gold-plated AAA rating, economists now fear.Tel...