Exactly. I'd previously worked for MGN/Mirror Group - part of Maxwell's organisation, and I remember going to the presentation about joining their pension scheme. I decided against it, which was the right decision as everyone subsequently lost their pension savings. So when I moved to my new...
I wish they'd made company pensions mandatory much earlier. Made a huge mistake by not opting in to mine when it was optional. The worst thing about it was they had a stupid rule where you could only join as a new starter at the company. After you'd been there a month or whatever, you weren't...
So if I'm interpreting this correctly, it means the point at which you start paying tax stays the same, so if basic state pension increases via triple lock or whatever more people are likely to to be paying tax, even if on a pittance.
I remember how this was spun against Labour in 2019. They said they would increase income tax for those earning over £80k. Yet this was repeatedly reported as 'Labour to hike income tax' (without mentioning the £80k), until it became ingrained in the public consciousness. The '2k for every...
The point is the Mail and the Express ran it as their headline. And they won't be correcting it tomorrow, that's for sure. A lot of people won't know it was a lie - and take it at face-value. The Tories know this and don't care. It's a tactic that works very well for them.
Starmer should have...