Unrealistic demands

to no one’s great surprise, militant unions are threatening strike action after ministers offered teachers, nurses and doctors below-inflation pay rises.

Yet with the cost of living heading to 11 per cent, everyone’s standards are being squeezed. Matching wages would cause higher inflation – and even more pain.

For years, public sector workers have earned much more than their wealthcreating private sector counterparts – and enjoyed generous gold-plated pensions.

the nation is in dire economic straits. isn’t it time the hard-Left unions recognised these truths – and stopped their grotesquely unrealistic demands?