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Asked if the Prime Minister felt that people should take on average pay awards less that the rate of inflation, the PMS replied that it was the Government’s view as expressed by Alistair Darling yesterday in his letter to the Governor that we needed to have responsibility in pay awards in the private and public sector.

Asked what then meant in figures terms for the average award, the PMS replied that we did not have a national pay policy, but what we did say was that there needed to be responsibility in both the public and private sector.

Asked if the Government was prepared to reopen 3 year deals that had been negotiated, the PMS replied that these deals had been negotiated with the unions, and had been agreed by the unions. The Government was clear, as we had been making clear consistently, that at this time of economic uncertainty it was important that we maintained discipline in relation to public sector pay.

Asked that if the deals had clauses in them to allow them to be revisited, then would the Government not have to sit round the table, the PMS replied that it was the Prime Minister’s view, and the Chancellor’s view that it was important that we maintained our discipline on public sector pay at this time.

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Did anyone really ask such a daft first question? Are these the journalists that are going to probe the issues that matter? Could I have a job please?

All the answers to all the questions are entirely predictable rather like a David Frost Interview of latter days.

Better question: How much does the government say we can live a decent civilised life on? The answer is certainly not less than £20000 a year for one person and that is not in London.
Comment by Keith Richardson — 18 Jun 2008 on 9:34 pm | Link
Did anyone really ask such a daft first question? Are these the journalists that are going to probe the issues that matter? Could I have a job please?

All the answers to all the questions are entirely predictable rather like a David Frost Interview of latter days.

Better question: How much does the government say we can live a decent civilised life on? The answer is certainly not less than £20000 a year for one person and that is not for someone living in London.
Comment by Keith Richardson — 18 Jun 2008 on 9:35 pm | Link
Why are the poor being asked to absorb the rise in the cost of living. This is a Labour government? The government could tax the 1% of the popn. that own at least 40% of the countries wealth. Labour are officiating at the rebirth of a ragged trouser philanthropist class – well done Gordon. At least you have stopped asking the Saudis to pump oil they don’t have. You are a bunch of fuck wits!
Comment by Anonomouse — 18 Jun 2008 on 11:10 pm | Link

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