Lynne
For those that have comments to make on these proposals - you can submit comments/observations directly to the parliamentay Works & Pensions Committee. Comments have to be in by Friday 15th Feb. 2013. Details of how to do this can be found on this link. http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/news/plscallev/
"Not that I was around.... I have always thought it was odd how Winston Churchill (Conservative) got us through the war and was then voted out." Perhaps because a lot of Conservatives didn't vote for him?
Well, if Labour get back in then there won't be a referendum will there? So all this excitement on your parts about a referendum will have been in vain, won't it?
What may come out of the for and against arguments over the coming years is, for example, just how much money comes into this country from the EU. Hasn't a lot gone into Cornwall? Have I imagined it or do our farmers & Landowners get subsidies from the EU? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/26/europe-bung-landowners-farm-subsidies , This whole in/out issue may turn out to be ...
Yes, there has been an awful lot of noise from all sorts of quarters about the negative aspects of the EU vis-a-vis this country. I look forward to hearing/reading an informed debate about the pros and cons of our being a member of the EU.
@Andysport - other than this response i don't intend responding any more to your postings on this thread. Why don't you start a fresh thread?. Feel sure that others might be interested in your thoughts on state pensions and related matters. This far down a thread your postings will not be read by as many who might do so if you started a new thread. Feel sure an interesting debate might take ...
"I am led to believe that when my official retirement age comes I'll probably get nothing. So I have allowed for that and made sure we have enough provision to live a reasonable life." But we weren't , and for many of us the rules have changed too late for us to be able to do what you have done.
That would be the industrial/employment units would it? The ones that were due to be built as part of the planning permission for Sainsbury's to build a supermarket?
Thank you for that er.......clarification Kenny. As I've been in and out of paid work, and in and out occupational pension schemes, and in and out of full time and part-time paid work since 1973 (and not forgetting 3+ years of post aged 18 full time education) it seems from your posting above that I'll have a whole mixed bag of NICs that will go towards my state pension however it is that ...
Here's another link for getting a state pension forecast https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-statement Think I'll be asking questions like..... 1. I know how many years worth of NI contributions I've made, but how many non contracted out ones have I made? 2. What is my projected state pension under the present scheme? 3. What is my projected state pension under the proposed scheme ...
