"John Hall" wrote in message
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In article ,
lawrence Jenkins writes:
Look at the facts. UKMO is now being increasingly guided by the most
dishonest lying Government in the history of British politics.


I would be very worried if I thought that UKMO forecasts were
government-influenced, but I don't believe it.

This
Governments lives for media manipulation too "bury bad news". Only
recently
when plans to increase the private sector retirement age for men to 67

Surely that's the state pension age that is planned to be increased, and
has nothing to do with what age people get their occupational pensions
at. Obviously those who don't have a good occupational pension scheme
may not be able to afford to retire until they are 67, though.

there
was open criticism of the fact the Civil service had been left untouched
at
55 I believe.

60. Yes, civil servants have a good pension scheme, but in
"compensation" they tend not to be that well paid in comparison to the
private sector.

But this is getting very OT for usw, so I'll try not to go on at greater
length.
--
John Hall

"I am not young enough to know everything."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

So it's sixty then John, well that defeats my point as there's only a seven
years difference. Didn't Will take up the option for a much earlier
retirement.

As for Goverment interference . I get this impression John that once upon a
time UKMO just beavered away and got on with it's job now of course there's
spin in most things.