Editorial - Field's return long overdue

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WHAT has taken the government so long? After nearly eight years in the political wilderness of the backbenches, Frank Field is at last being given an active part to play in the government's quest for pension reform.

But if Field has an eery sense of déjà vu about his current role, then it is hardly surprising. After all, soon after Labour returned to power, Field, who was then welfare reform minister, was tol...

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