The trouble is the solution doesn't work either - it's incredibly difficult to get doctors to move to the Highlands for example - my partner turned down a £20k golden handshake. You can als… (View Post)

The majority of that additional tax is going to fiscal headroom, which is something to be encouraged imo - would have been tempting to spend it. About 10% in going on two-child limit, then you'v… (View Post)

Isn't it the case that public sector wages lag private sector wages - pay settlements tend to be based on historic rates of inflation. In fact, you can see that quite clearly here in Figure 4/5,… (View Post)

It's not a bad idea. You'd get some competition, and wages would likely increase in the short term. If you paired it with training contracts you might be able to unstick many of the issues … (View Post)

I'd include that in "conditions". (View Post)