Tory cuts could be mighty unpleasant

Kenny4315

Old_Slaphead wrote: »

Says who?

Nurses £26000-£30000+ Pension

This figure is entirely incorrect. An average nurse is on considerably less than this, I'd say a staff nurse level would be on around £22k - £25k, which is a fairly senior nursing level, while most of the ward will be a lower level than this, maybe the average on a ward of the nurses (ie staff, sister, etc) would be around the £18k mark I'd say.

Sir_Humphrey

The_White_Horse wrote: »

anyone who votes labour in this time should be forced to spend the rest of their life in a mental institue.

Any you might recommend based on your experience?

ILW

Cleaver wrote: »

I work for the Government's Health Eating Initiative. My role is a Young Person's Fruit and Vegetable Facilitative Development Coordinator. My team of 12 and I don't have a specific agenda as such, but we work to create healthy eating environments, cultures and societies within the domains in which young people operate. The pay isn't that great but the pension makes it worthwhile.

Are you being serious or taking the pee?

fedupfreda

ILW wrote: »

If I do not like who Tesco use for their shopfitting I can take my business elsewhere. If I do not agree with who my council uses for their building work, i get sent to prison if I dont pay.

Exactly. You have a choice when it comes to the private sector. However there is no choice when it comes to the public sector! You have to pay up and shut up regardless of whatever stupid initiatives/IT updates/office regenerations they order (IMO the 'sharp end' work carries on pretty much regardless - the rank and file have always trudged on despite the power squabbles of the officer class, high up in their ivory towers, away from the front lines. You could get rid of most of the higher managers and directors in local government and the work would still carry on as normal.)

If you are lucky you get to vote the grasping idiots out once every 5 years. A boss of a PLC has to face his shareholders once every year, his job is dependent on how well the company has done. It shall soon be our turn to vote out this useless rabble controlling us. Trouble is they have left such a mess it is obvious to anyone that there are going to have to be a) cuts and b) tax rises.

So what's the point in squabbling about it? It's gonna happen. And no political party will come clean with the precise extent of what is due, partly because they are clueless themselves, and partly because, if they had the b***s to be honest, they know no one would vote them in.

Turkeys never vote for christmas, but December 25th still comes round every year :rolleyes:

Degenerate

ILW wrote: »

Are you being serious or taking the pee?

I can assure you Cleaver is totally serious. As manager of the Gay and Lesbian Climate Change Awareness Division, I see him regularly at our monthly inter-departmental racial equality conference. I can attest to his dedicated, professional work ethic.

The_White_Horse

ILW wrote: »

Are you being serious or taking the pee?

literally taking the pea

Degenerate

The_White_Horse wrote: »

literally taking the pea

Actually, I believe there is a separate department for legumes.

ray123

Talk about stating the obvious.

ILW

Degenerate wrote: »

Actually, I believe there is a separate department for legumes.

I believe the green ones are under represented within the workplace and a committee should be set up to investigate and encourage awareness of the issues affecting green vegetables in a society that does not fully appreciate their contribution.

Old_Slaphead

Kenny4315 wrote: »

This figure is entirely incorrect. An average nurse is on considerably less than this, I'd say a staff nurse level would be on around £22k - £25k, which is a fairly senior nursing level, while most of the ward will be a lower level than this, maybe the average on a ward of the nurses (ie staff, sister, etc) would be around the £18k mark I'd say.

Here's where I saw figures (nb NOT the Daily Mail)

http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/nurses-pay-increases-by-42/1646288.article