demands of the public sector, their pay has gone up, pensions protected, billions of extra £'s pumped in and for precious little extra return in terms of services
I have worked in the public sector for 21 years now. For the last 17 years my wage increases have been at, or more often lower, than the rate of inflation which of course excludes a number of factors. This year my monthly net amount went up by a whole 130 pounds while my rent went up by 80, my council tax by 15, let alone the petrol and food prices. Overall I've lost out.
As for pensions projected on my current wage I will get a grand 11k per year after 30 years service having paid around 50k into the scheme by then.
For this I have been taking emergency calls or manning police radio systems thoughout my career and has included some stressful moments (Shoreham airshow last year being one of them) so you can only guess what I think about petrol tanker drivers complaining of their 34k per year. Oh nearly forgot if I didnt work shifts my wages would go down by 25 percent. So I think I would have earned by 11k when I get there in 9 years time.