The Government needs to look at its own culture of rewards and perks, specifically its own final salary pension scheme as well as those of the judiciary and civil servants.
A situation where the vast majority of people suffer from economic failure and market performance has no effect on the final salary pensions of these privileged individuals. We need to be in this situation together. Further, to restore confidence, the Government needs to look carefully at MP's expenses, use of family members as support staff and their own secondary housing. It's all part of the unacceptable fat cat culture. The upcoming budget from Alistair Darling will be the first that he, and indeed the entire New Labour government, has had to deliver in a time of crisis. For 11 yea...
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