It isn't too surprising the public sector is feeling threatened.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle6974029.ece
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Since Labour came to power in 1997, the number of public sector workers has increased by 914,000 to more than 6m, just over a fifth of the workforce.
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that average annual earnings of public sector workers rose to £22,405 last year — compared with £20,988 paid to the average private sector worker.
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Official figures show that public sector wages are rising at 2.8%, compared with 1.1% in the private sector.
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This has come despite a decline in productivity. According to the ONS, public sector productivity fell by 3.4% in the 10 years from 1997 — compared with a rise of 28% in the private sector over the same period.
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If these have any validity it speaks volumes.
By the same token, however, the NHS has had money pumped into it but has likewise become considerably less productive.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare...iciency-issues
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Despite increased resources, NHS productivity has fallen over the past 10 years, according to a report by parliament's public accounts committee.
Since 2000 total NHS productivity fell by an average of 0.2% a year, and by an average of 1.4% a year in hospitals, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Government spending on the NHS increased by 70%, from £60bn in 2000-01 to £102bn in 2010-11, with some 40% spent on services provided by acute and foundation hospitals.
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Another view of things from the gentle, calm and always balanced
Old Holborn.