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In other news… Trident, MI6, DECC, defections & other stories

Here’s a round-up of stories we haven’t had time to cover on the site this past few days…

Coalition set for new split on cut-price Trident plan (Scotsman)

COALITION splits over Britain’s nuclear deterrent are set to be reopened after an internal Ministry of Defence review suggested a slimmed-down version of the £25 billion Trident replacement could be an option. … The report, led by Lib Dem armed forces minister Nick Harvey, looks set to reopen coalition divisions with many Tory back-benchers concerned that Britain’s replacement for Trident could end up being sacrificed for political reasons. However, with final decisions not

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  • Richard
    Simon R is correct when he writes "if anyone thinks they’ll want a bigger pension then they are free to additionally contribute to an occupational/etc. scheme...
  • expats
    ....................Over here, it seems that only Sir Ed Davey, out of all our party leaders, appears to be sticking to his guns regarding the new regime in Was...
  • Simon R
    Yes, comparing pensions across countries is complicated due to all the different systems. But I don't see it as a bad thing that we rely on occupational/private...
  • Craig Levene
    Globalisation makes that impossible to implement. Persons/Businesses/Finance just up sticks and moves. Need to concentrate on things we can change, & not on...
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    This article mixes up two things: Wealth and power. Preventing people from earning more than a certain amount is an awful, authoritarian, illiberal idea. ...