The Reformer
Changing the system from inside it, principle turned into change.
Torsten Bell is The Reformer in almost textbook form, an evidence-driven diagnostician who translates structural failure, stagnant wages, chronic underinvestment, generational inequality, into an incremental and institutionally grounded programme. His stated view that changing your country involves hundreds of decisions is a deliberate rejection of silver-bullet radicalism in favour of persistent, values-anchored iteration.
“That is a very important question. We need to make sure that those who will retire in 2050 can look forward to the same kind of comfortable retirements that many—not all, but many—of today’s pensioners enjoy, and the honest answer is that we are not on track for that at the moment. This Government are taking a two-stage approach.”
“My hon. Friend and I have discussed this issue on a number of occasions, and she has been an important campaigner for pensioners in her constituency who have been affected by it.”
“The hon. Member will know that a judicial review claim has been filed, and that we cannot comment on live litigation. There are legitimate views on raises in the state pension age, particularly the 2011 acceleration put in place by the coalition Government, but the investigation that is being considered by the Parliamentary and Health Ser…”
“My hon. Friend is a consistent campaigner on these issues in this place and in our regular meetings, and I always learn something from those conversations. I am not going forward with exactly the suggestion he brings forward, but I agree that there is more we can do, not least to provide clarity for trustees.”
Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy: “Economist Torsten Bell MP explains how to fix Britain”
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