Peter Holmes
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Peter Holmes
@pholmes8.bsky.social

Semi-retired trade economist, Emeritus @ UKTPO Sussex. Posts about Brexit, Freeports, WTO and anything else that catches my fancy. Migrating across from other place. Tweeted as @pholmes8. Blogs with others at https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/blog/ .. more

Economics 44%
Political science 25%

Reposted by Peter Holmes

Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension

They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty.

Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries.

Italy 12.8
France 12
Germany 9.8
Japan 8.9
USA 6.6
Canada 4.7
UK 4.7

UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.
How does the UK State Pension measure up globally?
A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving
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