Andrew Goodwin: Politics and pensions - two traps for savers to avoid

‘Financial saviour or die-hard meddler?’

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Andrew Goodwin returns to Professional Adviser with an incisive analysis of politics, pensions and the adviser’s role in the mix…

In mid-January, amid scenes worthy of Yes, Minister, Tulip Siddiq resigned from Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet. She said her position as the government's anti-corruption minister might prove a "distraction" after she was accused of… er… corruption. The resulting shake-up saw Torsten Bell named pensions minister. Since Bell was formerly CEO of the Resolution Foundation, a think-tank that aims to improve the living standards of low-to-middle-income families, it was immediately suggested in some circles that he might be too "ideologically driven" for his new role. This could well prove th...

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