30 Minutes

Gordon Brown's Pensions Timebomb (4x9)

Air date: Sep 08, 2006

Former Whitehall advisor Dr Ros Altmann argues the Government could afford to be more generous with the basic state pension, but additional money risks being squandered through means testing and outsourcing. Financial advisers suggest that under new proposals outlined in a White Paper on the issue, few people would actually be better off.