Given the state of the economy, it would be have been inconsequential to give nurses a big pay rise. No PR downside, but might have deflected criticism from waste and corruption in other areas (PPE, test and trace). The failure to score such a wide open goal is quite impressive
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Als antwoord op @jtweeterson
I think there would have been huge downside from all those others who would clamour for same in public sector and from all those in private sector who have taken large cuts or lost jobs completely.
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Als antwoord op @theveindoc @jtweeterson
However an RPI linked rise would have been affordable (track and trace costs anyone?), morally defendable and in line with most of the private sector.
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Als antwoord op @SimonMDLord @jtweeterson
Many (perhaps most) in private sector are not getting pay increases and many are getting or have had significant cuts or have lost their job altogether. A pay increase for nurses would lead to similar demands (rightly) across NHS. Then across entire public sector.
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And what’s wrong with that? Austerity and wage suppression is a political choice. They happily print and loan themselves money when they want to (£billion to DUP, track and trace, HS2) but fair wages which keep pace with inflation are unaffordable? Choices and priorities.
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There is a difference between one off necessities or investments or even other perhaps less worthy spends, and continuing day to day expenditure. If we all get a significant pay rise (and why should some but not others I think you are saying) then inflation will take it back.
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Almost no danger of any significant inflation from a £couple of billion. It’s an easy win which would go considerably a long way to morale. Not to mention spend in the economy. We just printed £400+ billion in a year. The financial affordability argument makes ZERO sense.
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If just for a certain group eg nurses what would others feel who have done just as much on the whole and put themselves at equal or greater risk. Examples abound but include bus drivers, physiotherapists, radiographers, delivery drivers, postmen. It becomes unfair or inflationary
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Als antwoord op @theveindoc @JonMarcStanley en
What about home care workers. We are tending to covid patients that do not get taken to hospital! Measly living wage.
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Best not to pick winners at all.
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