In what has been for most politicians three months of absorption in the exigencies of the disaster, the bureaucracy has nonetheless plodded on to produce a financial restructuring proposal for the old age welfare system, particularly pensions.

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Pensions, particularly public pensions, are forever claiming to be concerned with issues of national significance, such as conflicts of interest in Wall Street investment research and corporate wrongdoing.

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Children get particularly slim pickings after pensions are paid.

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Some promises, particularly on public-sector pensions and health care, may impose too great a burden on the next generation.

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Equally, what once seemed like decent treatment for city workers, i.e. generous health care, pensions and pay, particularly for firefighters and police, is now seen as absurd featherbedding.

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Shadow work and pensions secretary Liam Byrne said this was a particularly worrying area.

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This is particularly troublesome and clearly not in the best interests of pensions.

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He said he was particularly concerned about the impact on disabled people making their initial appeal against a decision by the Department for Work and Pensions on their benefit entitlement.

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