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Plans to tamper with the pension triple lock might not be as dangerous for Labour as some believe

By Laura Serra, Postdoctoral Research Officer, London School of Economics and Political Science

When Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Labour conference that he is going to change the state pension’s triple lock mechanism, the backlash was immediate. For 15 years, the triple lock has been one of the few genuinely untouchable policies in British politics.

Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, warned that Burnham’s plans could amount to “electoral…

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