Fewer than I thought- about 1% of the public sector and 7% of the private sector. https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7735/CBP-7735.pdf (View Post)
There are at least three ways the government can afford those pay rises. One is to raise taxes and charges. Another is to arrange things so that they need fewer train drivers, doctors etc. A third is… (View Post)
I'm in favour of reality and arithmetic. If the cost to the nation of allowing the strikes to drag on was higher than paying up, then settle the strikes. If recruitment and retention are a problem, p… (View Post)
It's a similar dynamic to something like Barnardcastlegate. The government is the government, and the rest of us get to have our say in 2028/9. Government unpopularity now is to be expected and possi… (View Post)
Remember, Sue Gray spent several years "running a pub in Ulster", alongside whatever else she was doing at the time. Whether it's office politics or a bare-knuckle fight, I know who my mone… (View Post)