Not the least of the advantages of such a system is that it will scotch once and for all the widespread myths about the lavishness of supplementary benefit provision.
I am not recommending luxury or lavishness.
Nobody is contemplating the possibility of lavishness for our retirement pensioners, but the time has come when we can increase the real value of the retirement pension.
I do not think this particular function is performed with lavishness.
It only drives home to one's mind how pitiful their performances have been compared with the lavishness of their promises.
Such lavishness owes nothing to the laws of supply and demand.
The lavishness of the praise contrasts with the paucity of the contribution.
The lavishness of the expense account grant is striking.
