economy
Labour are making us poorer and demanding we subsidise pampered public sector
Public sector wages are rising at twice the rate of private sector ones, new figures reveal. That’s a hike of 6.1% in the last three months to June compared to private sector increases of just 2.8% – if we’re getting any wage increases at all. And yet public sector productivity is falling behind, with many still working from home. Unemployment remains high with the private sector holding back on hiring people thanks to government tax rises. So why on earth are we subsidising the pampered public sector, working hard to pay the extra taxes to support those who are not working as hard?
TL;DR
- Public sector wages rose 6.1% in the last three months to June, compared to 2.8% in the private sector.
- Public sector productivity is falling, with many employees working from home.
- Private sector hiring is down due to government tax rises.
- First-year junior doctors received a 59.4% pay rise, and senior nurses received 62.1%, while healthcare productivity decreased by 5.8% since 2019.
- The civil service workforce increased from 418,000 to 550,000 between 2016 and 2025.
- Civil servants are offered a 3.5% pay rise despite evidence of decreased productivity and a right to work from home.
- Office occupancy in London government buildings is estimated at 27% due to remote work.
- The slump in public sector productivity is estimated to cost the UK £80bn in lost output.
- Total national debt is close to £3 trillion, partly due to welfare bills and public sector wages and pensions.
- The article suggests the Labour government is making the nation poorer through greed and mismanagement, requiring a new political approach.