* Posts by Um

1 publicly visible post • joined 29 Dec 2012

Feeling poor? WHO took all your money? NOT capitalist bastards?

Um

Not bollocks...

The Economist has some relevent articles for thoes interested.

http://www.economist.com/node/17849199

http://www.economist.com/node/17851305

There was even and article in the Daily Mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2175843/Public-sector-workers-better-paid-private-sector-equivalents-Public-sector-unions-note.html

I guess the public sector workers in receipt of this 'good deal' find the story hard to accept because they have experienced a reduction in pay, pension, etc. and increased workload. What they don't seem to realise is that, on average, the rest of us have suffered a greater reduction in pay, etc. and greater increase in workload.... with a few exceptions in the city of course!

Given the current situation maybe we should swap the term "Public Servant" for a more appropriate one.... any suggestions?