Just as the Prime Minister thought he could relax a little, savouring the satisfaction of his chancellor’s budget going down well and the pandemic weakening, he is brought down to earth by one decision: giving NHS nurses a one percent pay rise.
One percent. A disgrace, say the nurses. After all we have done for you and the people.
The Royal College of Nursing, representing 450,000 nursing staff, described the offer as ‘pitiful and bitterly disappointing’. They have set up a £35 million fund ready for a possible strike.
The nurses certainly have a point, but the government is in a tricky position. They have frozen the pay of public service workers again, and they don’t want to have them up in arms as well.
As the chancellor said, it will take years to lighten our economic load and that everyone is going to feel the pinch.
Politicians are, or should be, tough characters. They know the public is fickle and ready to rebel at the drop of a hat, or a perceived snub to our nurses.
They either have to bear it or give in, to face more trouble ahead.
I wonder why anyone would even consider being an MP.
No comments:
Post a Comment