In very few organisations employees can vote on their own pay increments. Yet, a number of ministers have tried to vote in a 66 percent pay rise, bringing their annual salary up to £100,000 per annum (not including expenses for let’s face it everything), well above that of average national salaries.
Over the last few years we have seen firemen, policemen, nurses, teachers, I could go on, denied pay rises to give them a realistic and just above inflation increase denied. Never have ministers done a day’s work in these essential roles of society and yet seem to think that their role is far more significant compared to many hard working public sector employees.
So, the vote came out against the 66% rise, but let’s faces it; it has been spun to make the government look good. They already have a massive salary but want to be known as holier than now because they missed out on a massive 66% pay increase.
Those in the public sector I think may struggle to be very sympathetic. With the cost of petrol, food and energy increasing at an unbelievable rate, there will be a close eye kept on what ministers give themselves for doing such a good job of keeping our country in order?!?
Yet, they have voted to keep their second home expense at a whopping £24,000 per year, which is far above and beyond a massive proportion of the UK’s salary earners. On top of this they have made a decision to only be audited internally rather than by a commission.
That just bodes the questions; who is governing our government?
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