According to the Queen in her speech at the state opening of parliament today, the government "will continue to focus on building a stronger economy". Can you run that past us again please, Your Majesty? That will presumably be the same government that has inflicted on us the slowest economic recovery in almost 150 years?

Could Wednesday's Queen's Speech set out the most consumer-friendly parliamentary agenda in years? If it is, it won't be a moment too soon.

Ministers have signalled a curb on people living abroad who are able to claim UK state pensions through their British spouses. Pensions Steve Webb ...

The five things you need to know on (bank holiday) Monday 6 May 2013... 1) DEPUTY SPEAKER STANDS ASIDE. FOR NOW. From the Guardian: "Nigel Ev...

Scots deserve answers on how their pensions will be protected if we leave the UK and the cost of doing so.

Budget 2013 live : Follow George Osborne's announcement here with our 'At A Glance' guide to all the big decisions on the economy. The Government w...

Welfare Myth Number 1 is that the benefit system is expensive. When politicians want to frighten us they add together the cost of all benefits and pensions and get a staggering figure of £180 billion.

We need to encourage retirement planning, rather than using pensions as a political football.

The government's two and a half year wrangle over the state pension has had another serious consequence beyond increasing uncertainty. It has led the government to neglect the other half of the pension equation: namely private pension saving.

Pension tax relief for top earners could be slashed to provide guaranteed jobs for the long-term unemployed, under plans unveiled by Labour. Shadow...

With the Conservative Party unveiling a new ad campaign in marginal seats, which basically divides voters into hard-working 'strivers' and stay-at-home 'shirkers', and with Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg launching on attack on universal benefits, it seems the perfect time to debunk ten key myths about the UK's welfare budget and, specifically, 'out of work benefits'.

ECONOMY Growth forecast for 2012 downgraded by Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to minus 0.1%. GDP growth has been downgraded for every year o...