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Scottish pension failures a 'mis-selling scandal'

A LEADING Labour MP has accused the Scottish government of the “biggest mis-selling scandal in history” over its failure to properly cost plans for both public and private pensions in the event of independence.

Launching a report on pensions by the Scottish Affairs Committee, which he chairs, Ian Davidson MP said: “The only thing definite about the Scottish government’s welfare policies is uncertainty.

“They cannot say what their pensions bill would be. 

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