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Can Labour Fix The UK’s Pension Crisis? Torsten Bell MP
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Nearly half of working-age people are saving nothing for retirement — so what’s gone wrong, and what changes are coming? We sat down with Pensions Minister Torsten Bell at the Pensions UK conference in Manchester to unpack the government’s plan.
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00:00 - We’ve got to finish the job
05:17 - 45% of people aren’t saving for retirement
08:20 - We can’t get complacent
10:53 - TaxZap ad
11:52 - Big changes are coming
16:36 - Does the pensions industry have a problem?
21:09 - Should your pension be invested in the UK?
24:29 - Vanta ad
25:39 - What age will you get a state pension?
30:47 - Is the triple lock putting future retirements at risk?
33:42 - What will happen over the next 5 years?
35:08 - What we thought about the Pensions Minister
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