Now Britain is pushing an alternativescheme whereby national tax authorities would exchange information about payments to non-residents, instead of taxing them.
Earlier the DfT upheld the appeal against Banes and told the authority it must work with Wiltshire and Somerset councils to "identify an alternativescheme that will be acceptable to all parties".
Finally, the decision to allow an investment staff with undisclosed personal holdings in alternative investments to oversee this risky scheme is irresponsible.
While promising to protect the basic state pension indeed to give all pensioners a higher regular weekly income it says that young people will in future be offered a choice between remaining in the state scheme or contributing to a funded alternative.
The alternative of transferring his benefits to an individual pension scheme would not normally be considered good advice, not least because Bob would forego any employer contributions.
Lord Jenkins has been told to find a scheme, broadly proportional but preserving constituency links, to put to the electorate as a possible alternative to the prevailing system.