Rate cuts worsen pensioner poverty
Press Release warning that cutting interest rates again will worsen the economic outlook and worsen poverty for pensioners. Ros urges the authorities to stop cutting rates and focus on fiscal policy.
Parliamentary Briefing on credit crisis and pensions policy reform
Parliamentary Briefing funded by ESRC for All Party Parliamentary Group on pension reform. Ros explains what policymakers need to be aware of and makes proposals for reforms to assist long-term sustainability.
Interactive Investor – why bother with pensions?
Article written for Interactive Investor website, explaining how the credit crisis has been a disaster for pensions and that Government policy is helping to undermine pensions even further.
Labour's Legacy – destruction of pensions
published in Scottish Sunday Post explaining that the era of final salary pension schemes is now closing and that Government policy has hastened the demise of a once-thriving private pension system in the UK.
Crisis policy response carries big dangers
Press Release critiquing Government’s emergency policy measures, explaining dangers and highlighting unfairness for pensioners of pension credit assuming they still earn 10% interest on their savings.
State pensions are in a mess – radical reform urgently required
Article featured in Scottish Sunday Post explaining how UK state pensions are inadequate, current reforms will not deliver what we need and recommending a radical overhaul to finally treat our pensioners decently.
Credit crisis and pensions policy
Presentation given to House of Commons All Party Group on Social Security, explaining the inadequacies of recent policies for dealing with the credit crisis and suggesting alternative solutions.
Cutting interest rates is like a tax increase or a pension cut – it's wrong!
Ros explains why cutting interest rates even further from here is not sensible and causes significant damage to pensioners living on their savings. She recommends bringing back the 10p tax band to improve incomes for all taxpayers and improving the state pension to help all pensioners over age 75.
Pension development forecasts for 2009
PProfessional Pensions asked Ros to give her forecasts for pensions in 2009.
Pension Predictions for 2009
Pensions Management magazine asked Ros for her predictions for pensions in 2009.