Parties focus on retirement as election nears

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Retirement has become a major political battleground in the run up to a general election, according to Tom McPhail.

Following Harriet Harman's call for an end to compulsory retirement, McPhail believes Westminster now sees retirement as a major issue. On Monday, Equality Minister Harman claimed the ability fo...

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