Rich bankers now putting screws on the tax payer says ANDREW HARROP

On Wednesday the pension funds that millions of us rely on almost went bust. The global markets lost confidence in British Government debt and it was only prompt action by the Bank of England that stopped a financial collapse. We were, perhaps, just hours away from pensioners and savers being plunged into misery. The fallout from Liz Truss's mini-budget has not stopped there.