Indeed. Headcount may not even be an issue, if it’s a case of distributing people to the right places and getting more bang for your buck. It’s very difficult for an institution to adapt to public ne… (View Post)

Public sector pay is one of those magic bullets I very much wish we could use. In a perfect world I would very much like that our public servants were paid much better than they are and payscales sig… (View Post)

No solution to our national woes is going to come without fundamental reform of healthcare, pensions and other welfare provision. It would be a statement of intent if, getting the unpopular stuff out… (View Post)

I’m still incredibly bemused why they didn’t do it last year. It’d have done them damage, of course, but they at least had the hand to play of “we’ve seen the accounts and unfortunately we’re going t… (View Post)

Pretty much where I am. I don’t reject the idea of paying more tax per se. I think we do need to, in the short to medium term. And I’d rather they raised income tax than did their stupid weird tinker… (View Post)