tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post112151288646785172..comments2024-01-01T03:08:38.422+00:00Comments on Not Proud Of Britain (But Would Like To Be): Oh, to work in the Public sector.Snafuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-1121611095086959072005-07-17T15:38:00.000+01:002005-07-17T15:38:00.000+01:00Need to differentiate here. What Browny refers to ...Need to differentiate here. What Browny refers to as "Key Workers" isn't infact Key Workers : Teachers, Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers, Policemen etc etc. but non-entities who do nothing in the managerialist culture.<BR/><BR/>If there were sufficient *real* key workers no-one would object too much ; but public sector numbers keep going up and there are still shortages of staff.<BR/><BR/>Their pension liabilities aren't underwritten at all ; the government just hopes no-one notices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-1121593833197773102005-07-17T10:50:00.000+01:002005-07-17T10:50:00.000+01:00Alice, I am not shocked by this but I really wish ...Alice, I am not shocked by this but I really wish wish I was.<BR/><BR/>The chances of reversing this public sector "gravy train" seem remote given that staff are heavily unionised compared to their private sector counterparts. Few governments will ever have the strength of character to resist the unions when so many voters continue to sympathise with the "keyworkers".<BR/>Whilst expedient in the short term, such public sector employment largesse will create a second pension crisis in the future that will be a burden to all of us. The pensions liabilities of all these public sector workers are underwritten by general taxation.Snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-1121519934528390582005-07-16T14:18:00.000+01:002005-07-16T14:18:00.000+01:00I hope you are not shocked by this.I hope you are not shocked by this.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289794546080217671noreply@blogger.com