George Osborne has been in retail mode this morning, selling his pension reforms and explaining how pensioners can unlock their life’s savings. The Chancellor has said that the Treasury will work with the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Age UK and other organisations to provide pensioners with the best possible impartial guidance to transform their retirement. Interested parties can consult the Treasury for more details.
Osborne, in the course of this effort, gave a politically pointed interview to the Today programme. His watchword was freedom:
“We have to get away from the patronising view that the state know best” – George Osborne on plans for free & impartial pensions guidance
— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) July
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