Labour and Lib Dem spokespeople have been competing on how best to insult young people struggling to pay for their own pensions this week. Speaking at an Institute of Public Policy Research meeting, Pensions Minister James Purnell highlighted the fact that the number of young people saving for a pension has gone down in the… Continue reading Labour: young people are feckless. Lib Dems: no, they’re just dumb.
Month: July 2006
Helen Adams: Give young people a stake in the homeowner democracy
Can I just say how important it is that sites such as HandsOffOurFuture are here to remind everyone that there is a huge population of people who will be driving the economy over the next three decades but as far as I can see they will be suffering taxation without representation. My business is in… Continue reading Helen Adams: Give young people a stake in the homeowner democracy
Lord Levy – twisted firestarter?
Superb “do you know who I am?” outrage continues to belch forth from Lord Levy. I had a letter published in the Guardian today, but my poor grammar (combined with their editing) let me down somewhat. So, here is the director’s cut: Notwithstanding the police’s decision to arrest Michael Levy (Honours scandal reaches door of… Continue reading Lord Levy – twisted firestarter?