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Union anger over pension proposals

Union representative Angela Moffatt has attacked the level of proposals which would see Tynwald members contribute towards to their pensions.

A report recommends members eventually pay five per cent contributions, phased in with a starting level of three per cent.

She says it's not just what the politicians propose to pay-in which matters, but also what they get out of it - on average a pension of £15,000 per year.

She says that's considerably better than any other public sector workers:

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