I thought some more and the Tories were damned if they let the 3rd runway happen, nasty Tories lining the pockets of big business and ignoring the little people, and damned if they prevented it.
Harsh as it seems there's no guarantee in the job market for any of us of always going up in salary as we change jobs, or indeed being assured of having one. I personally have lost a job and taken another which paid only half the salary of the previous one. It sucked, it wasn't fair, sadly life isn't fair and I needed a job, any job.
I didn't settle for it though and was on my way back up before
too long
EDIT: Is it just me or has the way I write changed a bit over the months, getting somewhat posher in terms of how I express things? Little diversion there...