Why 'gold-plated pensions' are a myth

Yesterday over 4,000 teachers lobbied MPs at Parliament over changes to their pensions. The lobby was organised jointly by all seven teaching unions. A petition with 150,000 signatures opposing the cuts was handed in. Today, more stories perpetrating the myth of 'gold-plated public sector pensions' are spreading like a rash through the mainstream media. But a look at the facts, those most inconvenient things, counters the myths.