howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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from the telegraph
Mr Lansley warns that the reforms outlined last month will not meet the Coalition's "commitment to maintain gold standard pensions".
He says the proposals are set to prompt public sector workers to stop contributing to their pensions which "would increase pressure on the social security budget" as people rely on state benefits to fund their retirement.
The Health Secretary describes parts of the reform proposals as "inappropriate" and "unrealistic" and warns they will hit women health workers particularly hard.
The emergence of a Cabinet rift over one of the most toxic areas of Government policy is likely to alarm David Cameron, who is facing national strikes over the issue in the autumn. It had previously been thought that Conservative ministers were wholly supportive of the plans.
However, the Health Secretary oversees Britain's biggest public-sector employer and has now sided with health workers over his Cabinet colleagues following the row over NHS reforms.
it seems unrealistic to suggest that pension scheme design should be based on the assumption that a predominantly female workforce would need to work full time 48 year careers in future to receive a full pension. It is also difficult to see how this meets our commitment to maintain gold standard pensions."
In the five-page letter, Mr Lansley criticises other parts of the proposed reforms - drawn up following a report for the Government compiled by former Labour minister Lord Hutton - for being particularly unfair to NHS workers.
Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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The way factions are developing has all the hall marks of a government heading towards meltdown. Where is the leadership?
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Cameron and Clegg are on their hols . Hague is in charge.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Keith Sansum1
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hagues a nce chap but cameron should be here as mark sas we are in meltdown
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Brian Dixon
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oh no they left a boy in charge to do a mans job,gawd help us.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i think that the health secretary is trying to distance himself from the prime minister just in case there is a change at the top.
i notice that georgie at no.11 has been very quiet lately when his school chum has been taking the flak.
all the top brass are using a bit of brinkmanship and will use the recess to see which way the wind is blowing.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I thinkk your right howard
as you said in another thread the knives are out
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Lansley is what we called in the old days a 'wet' and he clearly knows nothing of pensions and having been stung by his failures over reform is now a prisoner of his Civil Servants.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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interesting the infighting goes on in the tory party
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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As it is in the Labour Party.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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at least you agree the tories are tearing themselves apart
w may be getting somewhere after all
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i cannot remember a time when the government and opposition looked so weak.
usually one side is going well while the other regroups.
we desperately need a decisive government and an opposition putting presure on them.
