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At-a-glance: Pension crisis
Declining state pension
In 1980 the Conservatives abolished the link between state pensions and earnings, and Labour has ruled out restoring it.
As a result, the value of the basic state pension compared to average earnings is falling.
Are the people who rely on the state pension condemned to live in relative poverty?
