Exactly this. And even if inflation does drop quickly, the wage rises will still only make wages ‘catch up’ with price increases already baked in. The alternative (resisting below inflation pay settl… (View Post)

As a teacher I agree that the nurses settlement sets a reasonable compromise balancing wage demands with the need to control inflation. Not sure why Keegan didn’t offer it to teachers tbh. In fact I … (View Post)

Well said. A saying involving pots and kettles came to mind when I read CR's post, but then I realised that (a) I'm probably pretty much the same colour as both the pot and the kettle mysel… (View Post)

Thanks - often claims are made about the impact of taxation on people’s movements, but it is useful to have some data to see the impact in practice. (View Post)

@SouthamObserver is, I suspect, right on the tactics though. Having watched the Tory party do this many times, one truism is that each level of response and counter-response will get less attention. … (View Post)