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Look Where You're Going has unique insights into political decision-making in an area which was, and is, a political football. But above all it shows how one man s intellectual power combined with a special skill in building relationships, pushed disability to one side and enabled him to succeed.
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Alan can only observe horse racing with the mind s eye yet his passion and deep knowledge of the sport are only too apparent. Win or lose (the latter a more common eventuality for all racehorse owners) he retains the same sunny outlook and sense of fun which has made him so popular amongst racing professionals, and I always enjoy our regular bantering sessions at the races! --Simon Holt, racing commentator
This enjoyable and shrewd book tells the story of an extraordinary individual and in doing so also explains what has happened to pensions in Britain over the past forty years. --David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science 2010 14
Alan Pickering is one of the few people in the world of pensions who combines an understanding of the final detail with a sense of the big picture. As Pensions Minister I was always grateful for Alan s wise counsel, and am pleased to see this account of his life and work. --Sir Steve Webb, Director of Policy, Royal London and Pensions Minister 2010 15
About the Author
Paddy Briggs had a forty-year career with oil company, Shell, before, in his third age, becoming a writer and journalist. He has written professionally on sport and had weekly columns ( Paddy s Sports View ) for many years in various Middle East publications. In 2010 he was elected to be a member-nominated trustee of the £14 billion Shell Contributory Pension Fund one of Britain s largest. This sparked an interest in the world of pensions, which in turn led to his writing monthly articles on the subject for six years for the specialist publication Pensions Age. This is Paddy s second biography; his first, John Shepherd: The Loyal Cavalier, about the West Indies and Kent cricketer, was published in 2009. He is also the author of Jumeira Jane, a book of comic verse published in Dubai in 2001. Paddy was educated at the Leys School, Cambridge, holds a degree in Business Studies and is a voice of reason across social media.
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