Al R,
Not sure what your point is....
You and me both.
Ok, my point is that you're complaining about the benefits allocated to a few hundred, whilst oblivious to the benefits of your own pensions package. I guess I was simply suggesting that 'we' (Yes, I benefit from it too) should be grateful for what we've got.. certainly compared to the millions of others who don't have what we're lucky to have. As I recall, I benefited from shedloads of perks. Civvies that I know gape when they hear about things like education allowances, free gyms, adventure training etc. I accept that there is less and less time to enjoy that kind of stuff at the moment, and that they are slowly being eroded but nonetheless.. you are lucky. Certainly with regards to the terms and conditions of your financial package. Perhaps instead of comparing it to those hundreds better off than you, you should compare it to the tens of millions
worse off?