Off to see the wizard: Dennis Hall says Osborne's pension changes are smoke and mirrors

Off to see the wizard: Dennis Hall says Osborne's pension revolution is smoke and mirrors

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If I hear another government minister say they're doing something for the ‘hard working families of Great Britain', I think I'm going to retch.

I'll also retch if I'm told to ‘look at the Australian model' every time I express doubt over some of Osborne's pension changes. Honestly guys, you'll make me sick! And at the risk of being sick, pretend for a moment that the ‘Australian' pension model resembles a Cherry Bakewell Tart. It has a bucket shaped pastry case filled with jam and sponge, which is then covered with icing, with a cherry popped on the top. Well, Osborne has just tossed you the cherry. And while you're focusing on that, he wants to grab the biggest slice of your pension cake that he can. George wants you to t...

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