Pensioners have been angered by Bank of England claims that economic policy has helped to prop up retirement incomes. The deputy governor of the Bank of England, Charlie Bean, this week claimed those retiring today had actually benefited from a surge in the value of their pension savings in the past year. He admitted the Bank’s policy of pumping more money in to the economy – called Quantitative Easing – had slashed the rate paid on retirement incomes....Read more here--: