Two women sit in the café of a management consultancy in Edinburgh

Louise: She’s pregnant again, so I’m getting promoted. She can’t stop having babies.

Anna: For some people it’s impossible.

Louise: It’s just one after the next.

Anna: Well, she’s in a loving relationship.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission