A Generous Basic State Pension Is The

You Cannot Tackle Britain's Debts Without Tackling The Unreformed Welfare System.

I Get A Lot Of Letters From People.

Our First Benchmark Is To Cut The Deficit More Quickly To Safeguard Britain’s Credit Rating. I Know That We Are Taking A Political Gamble To Set This Up As A Measure Of Success. Protecting The Credit Rating Will Not Be Easy The Pace Of Fiscal Consolidation Will Be Co-ordinated With Monetary Policy. And We Will Protect Britain's Credit Rating And International Reputation.

For Example At The Moment There Is A Compulsory Requirement To Buy An Annuity. That Is Something We Would Get Rid Of. It Puts Some People Off Saving.

I Understand The Damage The Expenses Crisis Has Done To Parliament, And The Paramount Importance Of Restoring Trust In Our Politics.