Great Injustice

Yesterday a good friend left the employment of local government.  Yes the choice in some ways was theirs to make, but the reality meant they really had no choice.  This person would have suffered a pay cut running into the thousands.  This person was not an executive or manager, but a hard working front end, normal, average worker.  I can only say that doing the same work in the private sector, they would have been earning a darn sight more than they were.

The decision was forced on them by the budget cuts.  To loose that amount of money in their pay would have made it impossible to live.  So it worked out that in the short term it was more cost effective for them to go on job seekers and look for employment else where.  Being young and with experience I would hope that they will go on to great things and I wish them luck in the future.

I know I have said it before, but in times of economic trouble past governments of both Tory and Labour have increased public spending so that there are more jobs available and more disposable income.  The public sector is not a drain on the economy.  The services it provides protect the most vulnerable people in society, children and the elderly particularly.  This needs to stop, we need to say enough is enough.  Perhaps it was the fact that a good friend went, but I am fed up now.