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Norway is well-known for its high living costs. The Nordic country is one of Europe’s most expensive countries in which to live, with property and food prices much higher than the UK.

But exactly how much more expensive is everyday living? According to figures from Numbeo, the cost of living is 48.5% higher than the United Kingdom, with rent almost 15% higher and consumer prices almost a third higher. And if you’re a fast food fan, The Economist’s Big Mac Index 2017 revealed that Norwegian’s pay the second highest price in the world for the burger.

Labour MP for Islington South and Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry has published an article for Politics Home in which she calls for greater pensions freedoms for public sector workers.*

Written as part of her failed leadership campaign, the article named five major policy areas she felt the party needs to address in the future: climate crisis, the NHS, Social Care, affordable housing, and pensions.

In fact, the article was largely concerned with the issue of public sector pensions as Ms Thornberry warned that the country faced a “ticking time-bomb” in respect of the sums which will become payable in future decades. She quoted a 2017 estimate which suggested that public sector pension liabilities had a £1.7 trillion shortfall. She said that the public currently spends around £40 billion a year meeting this gap.