Ros wrote a comment article for the Telegraph website explaining why new thinking is needed on phasing in retirement. Part of the solution to our pensions crisis must entail encouraging part-time work in later life. Click here to read the piece on the Telegraph website.
Comment piece for Daily Telegraph website explaining why it is essential that people consider working longer, part-time, since pensions alone cannot deliver enough for a decent retirement of many decades. Working longer is good news if we can work part-time. More leisure and more money. Click here to link to the web blog.
Pensions Week called for a 500 word proposal for modernizing pension savings. Ros suggests moving away from pensions as a ‘locked box’ and adding flexibility with a new model for lifetime savings – a LifeSaver account.
Feature article for Financial Adviser outlining Ros’ view that personal accounts are more likely to make pension provision worse, as employers cut back from existing contributions and means testing makes pensions unsuitable for the target group of low earners.
Feature article in Scotland’s Sunday Post, discussing the injustice of taxpayers protecting bankers’ pensions in full, while not paying anything at all to restore pensions of other workers.
Guardian comment where Ros discusses the problems of public sector pensions and that change is inevitable.
Op-ed published in Yorkshire Post explaining why existing pension reform is inadequate and only radical rethinking will work.
Ros was asked to write a Guest Blog for the Age Employment Network website giving her views on radical pension reform and the benefits of longer working lives. Click here to read the article on the TAEN website.
Editorial article written for Yorkshire Post, outlining the new views of Lord Turner and ruing the wasted opportunity of the Pensions Commission reforms, with Ros calling for more radical rethinking of both pensions and retirement.
Ros was asked to post a blog on Citiwire explaining the possible dangers of MPs having far better pension arrangements than other workers.