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Baroness Altmann

Baroness Altmann

Conservative peer

Only radical reform can fix our messed-up pensions system
Economy
By Baroness Altmann
Only radical reform can fix our messed-up pensions system
Hardly a week goes by without new calls to cut state pensions. Whether it is dropping the triple lock, fiddling with uprating, raising the state pension age or taking away Winter Fuel Payments, the headlines keep coming.
The Westminster Holocaust Memorial is needed now more than ever
Communities
By Baroness Altmann
The Westminster Holocaust Memorial is needed now more than ever
In light of the tragic events on and since October 7th – and the subsequent shocking rise in anti-Semitic sentiment – it seems the lessons of the Holocaust are not penetrating modern day events.
Baroness Altmann reviews 'Political Currency'
Books & culture
By Baroness Altmann
Baroness Altmann reviews 'Political Currency'
Given the hateful tone of much of our political debate, Ed Balls and George Osborne’s personal chemistry makes this podcast a refreshing listen
Cuts to social care workforce funding will devastate an already beleaguered sector
Health
By Baroness Altmann
Cuts to social care workforce funding will devastate an already beleaguered sector
The announcement that £500m of promised funding to develop the social care workforce has been halved, is deeply concerning. This risks worsening the NHS crisis as well as social care provision.
The government must restore economic confidence as the markets spin out of control
Economy
By Baroness Altmann
The government must restore economic confidence as the markets spin out of control
Yesterday’s extraordinary intervention by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom government bond market is a clear U-turn.
Tribute to Baroness Greengross by Baroness Altmann
Obituaries
By Baroness Altmann
Tribute to Baroness Greengross by Baroness Altmann
Inspirational, popular and determined, with a passionate commitment to human rights and equality, Baroness Greengross helped redefine attitudes to ageing and demographic change
This government has put our cherished democracy in danger
Political parties
By Baroness Altmann
This government has put our cherished democracy in danger
Fears have been expressed that we are unwittingly embarking on a slippery slope towards authoritarian rule, with warnings of an elected dictatorial elite seeking to override Parliament, trampling on the public’s historic freedoms and rights.
Policing Bill must be amended to protect the right to protest and end slippery slope towards authoritarianism
Home affairs
By Baroness Altmann
Policing Bill must be amended to protect the right to protest and end slippery slope towards authoritarianism
Before Christmas, under the cover of darkness, men in masks dismantled one of the last remaining monuments reminding a nation of a heinous crime committed by their own government.
Scrapping the triple lock this year would be a mistake – we need a long-term review of pension support
Economy
By Baroness Altmann
Scrapping the triple lock this year would be a mistake – we need a long-term review of pension support
The complexity of pensioner support has hidden the shortcomings of the triple lock being an imperfect policy.
Lords Diary: Ros Altmann
Coronavirus
By Baroness Altmann
Lords Diary: Ros Altmann
After all the excitement of Parliament’s digital turn, Baroness Altmann turned her focus to the major policy decisions facing the country as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
It will take enormous political courage to solve the social care crisis
Social affairs
By Baroness Altmann
It will take enormous political courage to solve the social care crisis

Extra national insurance and savings plans for social care would redress the balance of our current system, says Baroness Altmann
Ministers must act to protect boys from HPV-related cancers
Health
By Baroness Altmann
Ministers must act to protect boys from HPV-related cancers

The government must bring an end to the discrimination against boys and immunise all adolescents from Human Papilloma Virus, writes Baroness Altmann