Whilst private sector pension schemes have been closing down rapidly in the last few years, public sector employees continue to enjoy gold plated benefits. In addition, rates of ill health retirement in public sector pension schemes are extremely high. Proposed reforms to public sector schemes...

Conditions for growth are not a mystery. This paper examines the UK’s historical record and identifies the best-performing periods in the past 40 years under two criteria: rising real government revenue and rising labour productivity. It subsequently reviews the economic policies, which...