As well as questions about who is better or worse off this bill is representative of something deeper and more interesting about pensions policy. Article in the Guardian.

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Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson

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Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

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Guardian

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Johnson, P. (2013). We can all learn policy lessons from the pensions bill [Comment] Guardian. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/we-can-all-learn-policy-lessons-pensions-bill (accessed: 20 May 2024).

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