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Transport for london had made significant concessions on jobs cut and pensions. the government borrowed less than expected injune, helped by higher tax receipts and a big drop in debt interest payments. thats £400 million lower than lastjune and below predictions by the governments independent forecaster. but the office for national statistics said borrowing is still the third highest forjune on record. members of a head teachers�* union in england have accepted a 6.5% pay rise for teachers. ...

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A very unpopular view. overall, i think compared with a lot of people in society, we have a pretty good deal. i feel very uncomfortable with well—paid individuals with good pensions protesting about their pay. can you see from the work you have done why doctors can you see from the research it that you have done that it is the higher earners in the nhs that have lost out over the years? its not just that they have experienced a pay cut overthe past ten, 13, 15 years, but they have seen a bigge...

There are some doctors who oppose the strike. 0ne consultant agreed to speak to us anonymously because he said he had a very unpopular view. overall, i think compared with a lot of people in society we have a pretty good deal. i feel pretty uncomfortable with well—paid individuals with good pensions protesting about their pay. can you see from the work that youve done why doctors are so angry at the moment? its not just that theyve experienced a pay cut over the last ten, 13, 15 years. theyve ...

0ur plea to consultants is to recognise that we have listened on pensions, as per their ask, we have listened to be independent pay review body recommendations, and its now time to put patients first and for consultants to call off the strike. we locked ourselves away, we did everything we should have done in covid to protect the nhs, and now when i want them they are letting me down, really. sally knight is one of thousands of patients hit by the strike. her appointment for a hip replacement ca...

Care in england has come to a standstill. the senior doctors — or consultants — have been offered a 6% pay rise. they say thats not enough. the doctors union — the british medical association — says that since 2008 consultants take home pay has fallen in real terms by 35% — thats taking changes to tax and pensions into account. and — it says — this fall is a bigger percentage than other groups within the health service. a 6% pay increase would mean basic pay starting at nearly £94...

To address more than a decade of real—terms pay cuts. for it to have got to the point where consultants are striking, things are really bad. our pay has been cut in value by more than a third since 2008. people are furious about it. i have been talking to my colleagues at work. the prime minister saying last week there are no more talks on pay, it hasn�*t made people feel, oh, that�*s over then. it�*s made them feel more angry. the 6% pay increase from the government means basic salaries...

There are no more talks on pay, it hasnt made people feel, oh, thats over then. its made them feel more angry. the 6% pay increase from the government means basic salaries will start at £93,500, with the most experienced getting just over 126,000. 0ur plea to consultants is to recognise that we have listened on pensions, as per their ask. we have listened to the independent pay review body recommendations. and its now time to put patients first and for consultants to call off the strike. there ...

Video showed people on the roof. thousands of senior doctors in england have walked out in a dispute over pay. it means thousands of planned appointments have had to be postponed. they have been offered a 6% pay rise but they say that is not enough. since 2008 consultants take—home pay has fallen in real terms by 35%, they say, taking changes to tax and pensions into account. they say the fall is a bigger percentage than other groups within the health service. basic pay would start at

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