Horrible headlines mask DA's fairness

Jonathan Stapleton says the defined ambition proposals offer a sensible solution

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"The death knell for widows' pensions"; "Over 1m in private sector could lose historic right to spouse's benefits"; and "Inflation link on final salary pensions faces axe".

These were just some of the headlines that reported the publication of pension minister Steve Webb's defined ambition (DA) consultation paper last week. That the ability to remove spouses' pensi...

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