End contracting out to improve pension fairness
Press Release highlighting Ros’ recommendations for public sector pension reform in her response to the Hutton Review. She makes the case for ending contracting out.
Response to Hutton Public Service Pension Review
Ros’ formal written response to John Hutton’s review of Public Service Pensions.
Public sector pensions in a time warp
Press Release following report by the Independent Public Sector Pensions Commission, explaining why we need to consider public sector pension reforms urgently. View the press release online here.
Comments on Hutton Review of Public Sector pensions
Ros’ comments calling for Hutton review of public sector pensions to provide independent input on true costs and affordability of public pension commitments.
Express – public sector pensions must change
Article published in Daily Express commenting on Nick Clegg’s speech that public sector pensions are unfair and unaffordable. Here is a link to the article http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/181155.
Citywire blog – ending the pensions aristocracy
Ros comments on latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showing a growing divide between pension provision in the public and private sectors. She calls for an urgent independent inquiry to assess the situation. Here is a link to the blog too.
Citywire interview on public sector pensions
Ros was interviewed by Citywire and asked to give her thoughts on public sector pensions – the need for transparency and independent assessment. Click here to read the article on the Citywire website.
Guardian blog – public sector pensions will change
Guardian comment where Ros discusses the problems of public sector pensions and that change is inevitable.
Public Sector Pensions Aristocracy
Ros gave a speech at London School of Economics Pensions Programme seminar on the benefits of public sector pensions and the growing divide between public and private sector pension arrangements. These are the slides she presented.
Daily Express – Public sector pension costs must be exposed
Article published in the Daily Express explaining that transparency on the costs of MPs pensions and all other public sector pension schemes is even more important than the exposure of MPs expense claims.