Pay freeze in Local Government: the shape of Tory attacks to come
The Tory led Local Government Association (LGA) has said there will be no increase in pay in 2010-2011. They say there is not enough money available to fund an increase and this is the only way they have to protect jobs and services in the economic crisis. The Labour minority group on the LGA have suggested a 1% increase for the lowest paid — a small crumb of comfort. This is Tories practising for national power and adopting a hard line stance on pay. It is only a prelude for what a Cameron government will attempt. Alongside the pay freeze there is also an attempt to renegotiate the terms of...