Myths and realities on public sector pensions

As pensions have moved up the news agenda TUC staff have challenged the claims that public servants benefit from gold-plated, unreformed and unsustainable provision. Alice Hood makes the case against current public sector pensions myths and Nigel Stanley discusses the real pensions injustice: the £39 billion of tax relief which mainly goes to the better off. With the lowest paid public sector workers facing net pay cuts of up to 10 per cent over the year ahead the fairness of pension provision looks set to remain high on the agenda for some time to come.