Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Holidays, Kent February 2010
Freedom is important to include in my ‘100 Reasons to be Glad’ because there isn’t a single day goes by that I am not reminded that our freedoms are constantly being eroded away.
Freedom
I WILL not follow you, my bird,
I will not follow you.
I would not breathe a word, my bird,
To bring thee here anew.
I [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 3rd 2010
MYTH #2. Savings could be made by replacing final salary (defined benefits) schemes by a defined contribution scheme
REALITY. Scrapping defined benefit pensions would mean increased public spending on public sector pensions in the short and medium term
What are the Facts?
David Cameron has proposed replacing defined benefit schemes with defined contribution schemes in order to save [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Mar 3rd 2010
MYTHS AND FACTS
MYTH #1 The cost of public sector pensions is spiralling out of control.
REALITY Costs are set to increase somewhat (as are all pensions costs), but not by an unsustainable amount.
What are the Facts?
Many attacks on public sector pensions give a huge number for the cost of future liabilities. But they rarely explain what [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 2nd 2010
Filed under Out & About
Following the Snowdrop Walk onto the Mile Walk eventually takes you to the river which looks particularly nice with the blue sky reflecting in it. The walk was designed by Thomas Leggett in 1770:
Most of the trees and shrubs along the river-side walk are species that might have been planted in the 1770s. An exception [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2010
Headlines about public sector pensions seem to have been appearing on a daily basis ever since the credit crunch started to bite. Attacks on pensions have been made by the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats and the CBI, alongside various newspaper and internet commentators.
These attacks say that public sector workers are unfairly rewarded and benefiting [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2010
