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Originally Posted by martyh
The local press were probably too busy reporting on government censorship of the free press  |
It's all very well being sarcastic. But I'm not paranoid, this does actually happen on a regular basis.
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Originally Posted by martyh
Honestly Tim i think if the government where blocking press stories of any kind so they appeared in a good light it would make headlines in the national press never mind local rags
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Don't be nieve. This is a well known practice, and there is even a name for the process, but I can't remember what it is called at the moment.
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Originally Posted by nomadking
You're cherry picking certain occupations which do not have widespread private employment equivalents. You're missing out large chunks like the clerical staff, cleaners, etc. Where are the Institute for Fiscal Studies(ie not the Government) getting their figures from?
When jobs are transferred from the public to the private sector, pay and conditions have to remain the same, under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246).
Why the reference to equal pay? I didn't highlight the 'male public sector workers' bit solely because if refers to men. It is a quote from the IFS report as reported on the BBC news website. What it indicates is that female public sector workers in the South East are paid more than their equivalent private sector jobs. |
I'm not cherry picking at all. Many admin and cleaning staff are now employed by public contractors. And if the contractors paid the same wages, then where would the financial saving be??? The contractor still has to make a profit.
Do you really think that the government doesn't have any influence over IFS reports??