Andrew Grice, the Political Editor of The Independent reports.

A Conservative Government would start to dismantle the generous pensions schemes enjoyed by 4.5 million public sector workers, David Cameron has said.

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Tories sought to play down his remarks, aware they might alienate public sector employees. A Tory spokesman said everyone acknowledged pensions are a “pressing issue”.
Mr Cameron was setting out the party’s “direction of travel” but the party is yet to make a decision on policy. “Nothing has been ruled in or out,” he said.

Why don’t Tories learn? Yes, public sector workers’ final salary pensions are an improvement on the miserly defined contribution pensions offered to private sector workers. However, instead of reducing the public sector pensions – what’s wrong with improving private sector pensions instead?