Steve Webb
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Webb
- Sir Steve Webb, policy director at the insurer Royal London and a former pensions minister
Articles
- Mar.10.2018: The taxman is earning millions more from pensions. Steve Webb, a former govt pensions minister who now works at Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Ltd, says: "It is basically a tax on success. People who have invested well and successfully pay more tax than those who didn't". Annabelle Williams, The Times.
- Jan.26.2017: Free tickets for the gravy train: Whitehall committee that NEVER says no to ministers cashing in. Steve Webb, old job: Pensions minister who led major reforms under the Coalition govt; new job: Director at Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Ltd. Acoba itself is aware of the problem. Its chairman, Baroness Browning, told MPs last year that her committee was worried about the trend towards ex-ministers seeking employment in related sectors. She said the watchdog had neither ‘the resources nor the remit’ to make the significant changes required. Paul Flynn, a Labour MP on the Commons public administration committee, said: ‘It’s a deep-seated and growing scandal, where MPs are allowed to prostitute their insider knowledge to the highest bidder.’ Daniel Martin, The Mail Online. Linkback: Revolving Door