Robin Ellison: Is it time to kill off the state old-age pension?

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Robin Ellison: The IFS are the indefatigable Duracell Bunny of pensions reviews
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Robin Ellison: The IFS are the indefatigable Duracell Bunny of pensions reviews

In the latest of his series of monthly columns for Professional Pensions, Robin Ellison opines on state pension and pensions taxation reform and assesses the latest report from the Work and Pensions committee.

I'm not sure whether Professional Pensions would publish a front cover of the US magazine Sports Illustrated [it was a close call Robin! - Ed], but if it does here is a picture of Martha Stewart wh...

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