Britain's Borrowed - Time Bomb

Published in Wall Street Journal Europe here. 

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Written by Dr Eamonn Butler

14 December 2010

Dr Eamonn Butler writes on the danger of fiscal crisis due to our future welfare costs in The Wall Street Journal Europe.  

Tom on CNBC on the student fee rise

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 09 December 2010

Published on CNBC here.

The left must tackle the baby boomers' timebomb

Published in full in The Guardian here. 

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06 December 2010

Philip Inman warns in The Guardian that left-wingers need to take heed of the Adam Smith Institute's warning regarding another fiscal crisis and the need for healthcare reform.

Eamonn on Daily Politics discussing the pensions timebomb

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02 December 2010

Dr Eamonn Butler discusses the pensions timebomb on BBC Daily Politics following the release of the Institute's report, On Borrowed Time. He argues that the state pension system is a ponzi scheme which is unsustainable in the light of an ageing population. The pension age needs to be raised further and people need to be encouraged to save into private pension systems.

You can watch it on BBC Daily Politics here (from approx 12mins).