Ive just received both my annual pension update and the Unison ballot papers for strike action, through my door on the same day. How can anyone say that what I am being offered is anyway fantastic.? The reality of what people get in the public sector is completely different to the media portrayal. My ballot paper is going straight back tomorrow with a clear ' yes ' vote.

The thing about pensions is that they are a deferred salary ie you get paid a proportion at a later day. I have never understood why, globally, firms have the right to change their minds and change the terms. you wouldn't get away with varying someones salary in that manner so why the deferred part? Its not right,but something colossal needs to be done in order to stop people doing it in the short term.