The Chancellor’s instincts on pensions are right. He favours more freedom and responsibility, and has acted accordingly.
Capped care home fees. Better help for rape victims. 15 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds. Reduced number of pension qualifying years for women. And more.
It seems that during the campaign both parties will be specific on many small items but less specific on big cuts.
It is a costly fiscal transfer from the broad body of taxpayers to the rich
 and old.
Labour plans new taxes on your family home and your pension – and he and Balls would like to tax death too.
Three of his priorities are jobs, housing and retirement. Our three are homes, jobs and savings.
How the deficit is to be reduced matters far, far more than how it is calculated.
There was also a shout-out for his annuity changes.
Bearing down on free bus passes, the winter fuel allowance and free TV licences might be symbolic – but it’s also important.
Some members of the Tory family think the Chancellor isn’t part of it. But the Autumn Statement showed that no-one is working harder for its future.
The Government should return to allowing contracting out of the public system in return for a rebate on national insurance contributions.
Eight proposals to reform the system.
Now people have more freedom over their pension, they need more information, ministers argue.
Change should move in the direction of creating a more coherent system rather than even more complexity.
Growing national debt is a burden that young people and future generations shouldn’t be asked to bear. Governments have a moral responsibility to remove it.