Ready. Aim. Hold fire! Osborne thinks twice before targeting pensions

First we had the controlled leaks to the press, presumably to test the public's reactions; possibly a bit of calculated scaremongering to make the real plan seem less harsh - perhaps even some false leads to throw former pension ministers. Whatever the motivations, one man must have been loving it: Gordon Brown. Noisy hecklers are not always noted for pearls of wisdom, but three words from one - ‘Gordon Brown moment' - seemed to bring sudden clarity to Tory MPs. They seemed to realise that whichever way they looked at it, this was a highly charged issue likely to cause lasting dama...