 |  | | | Does the Government’s White Paper on Pensions repeat the mistakes of the past? | 23 Oct 2006 | | |
In 1900 women were often poorer than men in old age. More than a century later, this is still the case, despite Pensions laws such as those brought in by David Lloyd George in 1908 and Sir William Beveridge in 1946. The authors of a new book “Britain’s Pension Crisis: History and Policy” argue that the current Government has an opportunity to deliver a fair, sustainable pensions system, but the Pension White Paper risks perpetuating a century-old cycle of complex and muddled reforms.”
Jenni Murray is joined by the book’s co-editor, Professor Noel Whiteside, the Minister for Pensions Reform, James Purnell, and Dr Sheila Lawlor, director of the think tank Politeia to discuss whether the White Paper simply repeats the mistakes of the past.
Britain’s Pension Crisis: History and Policy - Edited by Hugh Pemberton, Pat Thane & Noel Whiteside. Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press - ISBN: 0-19-726385-2Department for Work and PensionsDisclaimer
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