YES – says Andy Mayer Unusually, as an elected local Councillor I am directly involved in these decisions. Back in … Continue reading “IEA Debate: Should public sector wages be frozen to help pay for Covid?”

Our concept of a “public servant” goes far beyond the official definition. In the US, to some extent, and much … Continue reading “As long as taxpayers are forced to foot the bill, the state has a duty to keep costs tolerable”

Matt Hancock is Minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. It is a non-job, but one which offers fine opportunities … Continue reading “The BBC is not the Civil Service – and politicians shouldn’t set its pay”

The Office for National Statistics has published a new estimate of the size of the hourly pay gap between the … Continue reading “Pay gap between public and private sectors has increased”

Yesterday Will Hutton published the initial results of the enquiry he has been conducting on the government’s behalf into pay … Continue reading “Will Hutton’s pay proposals may increase the scope for cronyism”

 

Two or three weeks back I wrote briefly about the latest figures on the gender pay gap, basing my comments … Continue reading “Gender pay gap: a revealing statistical curiosity”