'We're not better off': OAP anger over Bank's claims that economic policy has helped them

Thursday, 23 February 2012

'We're not better off': OAP anger over Bank's claims that economic policy has helped them

The deputy governor of the Bank of England, Charlie Bean, this week claimed those retiring today had actually benefited from a surge in the value of their pension savings in the past year.

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