Boris Johnson says public sector schemes should be pooled and 'directed' to infrastructure

Michael Klimes
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Boris Johnson has called for the UK's public sector pension schemes to be pooled into one sovereign wealth fund so money can be invested into Britain's infrastructure.

Writing in The Telegraph, Johnson (pictured) said that huge potential would be unleashed if local authority pension funds were merged to create "a war chest" of £180bn to build roads, schools hospi...

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