Reality check: are public sector pensions affordable?
Unions today announced moves towards the biggest strike action since 1926 over public sector pension reforms. In a new series fact-checking the biggest stories of the day Polly Curtis, with your help,...
View ArticleWill the pensions strike really cost the country £500m?
Next week up to 2.6m state employeess will strike over pensions and ministers today claimed it will cost the economy £500m. Is this a fair prediction? Polly Curtis, with your help, finds out. Get in...
View ArticleAre public sector pensions fair?
Next Wednesday up to 2.6m state employees will strike over government plans to overhaul their pensions. In the run-up to the action we will be fact-checking the state of play of private versus public...
View ArticleWho's telling the truth in the public sector pension row?
Ministers and the unions are engaged in a propaganda war to convince people that they are right about plans to reform public sector pensions ahead of Wednesday's strike. But who's telling the truth?...
View ArticleHave the public sector pension talks collapsed?
Ministers say that unions are striking today despite negotiations behind the scenes being "incessant". The unions say this is "not true" and the government has issued its final offer. Who is right?...
View ArticleAre public sector pensions too generous?
As 400,000 public sector workers go on strike, research highlights the 78,000 public sector retirees who currently receive a pension higher than the average salary arguing that the total liability is...
View ArticleReality check: are public sector pensions affordable?
Unions today announced moves towards the biggest strike action since 1926 over public sector pension reforms. In a new series fact-checking the biggest stories of the day Polly Curtis, with your help,...
View ArticleWill the pensions strike really cost the country £500m?
Next week up to 2.6m state employeess will strike over pensions and ministers today claimed it will cost the economy £500m. Is this a fair prediction? Polly Curtis, with your help, finds out. Get in...
View ArticleAre public sector pensions fair?
Next Wednesday up to 2.6m state employees will strike over government plans to overhaul their pensions. In the run-up to the action we will be fact-checking the state of play of private versus public...
View ArticleWho's telling the truth in the public sector pension row?
Ministers and the unions are engaged in a propaganda war to convince people that they are right about plans to reform public sector pensions ahead of Wednesday's strike. But who's telling the truth?...
View ArticleHave the public sector pension talks collapsed?
Ministers say that unions are striking today despite negotiations behind the scenes being "incessant". The unions say this is "not true" and the government has issued its final offer. Who is right?...
View ArticleAre public sector pensions too generous?
As 400,000 public sector workers go on strike, research highlights the 78,000 public sector retirees who currently receive a pension higher than the average salary arguing that the total liability is...
View ArticleLife expectancy across the UK mapped
How long do people live across the UK? New data shows big variations. Click an area to see the data - or the dropdown menu for more optionsMapped using Google Fusion TablesExplore the data behind this...
View ArticlePensions strikes: a street level view - video
On the streets of London, public sector workers took part a national day of strikes in an attempt to defend their pensions Continue reading...
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