Right, it's your turn; what do you propose?
How about a ban on pay and job cuts in the private sector unless companies close down. All workers made redundant in the private sector should be given jobs in the public sector. Nurses, teachers and guards should be given 25% pay rises. Other public sector workers should only get 10% for the pain and suffering of the past 12 months. The tax rate for people earning less than 40,000 should be reduced to 0.5%. People earning over 100,000 should pay 94% tax rate and be flogged once a year to pay for this.
I would agree broadly with the proposals for restoring confidence as outlined by the Labour Party - see www.labour.ie .Right, it's your turn; what do you propose?
I would agree broadly with the proposals for restoring confidence as outlined by the Labour Party - see www.labour.ie .
I would agree broadly with the proposals for restoring confidence as outlined by the Labour Party - see www.labour.ie .
Seems quite reasonable - how about it Purple or are you determined to stick to the slash and burn principle at the expense of more innovative ideas ?Let's start with this one:
5. Reforming Public Services: Labour is determined to lead reform in our Public Services to deliver better, more cost effective services in the interests both of promoting economic activity and of developing a fairer society.
It is quite obvious to me that it means we must streamline the entire sector and cut where necessary. Or am I reading this wrong?
- Far greater mobility of staff within the public sector will be required, so that key posts can be filled by transferring staff from low to high priority areas. With that kind of flexibility in place, payroll costs can be reduced without undue damage to services. The implementation of this scheme should be complemented by full flexibility of movement between all branches of the public and civil service for relevant grades.
- Redundancy package to remove approximately 1000 staff in the management grades
- Evaluation of public spending in the civil service
- Open recruitment to all public service posts should now be introduced. Every promotional opportunity in the public sector should be advertised for open competition.
Seems quite reasonable - how about it Purple or are you determined to stick to the slash and burn principle at the expense of more innovative ideas ?
Perhaps you might read the Labour document before dismissing it as rubbish or are you that blinkered ?
How on God's earth does anything in that document solve the €20 billion hole in our public finances?
Simple question. Is the deficit gross or net of bank bailout money? What is the deficit excluding money given to the banks, which is a one off?
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The bank bailout has nothing to do with it. It’s the shortfall in current taxation for current and capital spending.Simple question. Is the deficit gross or net of bank bailout money? What is the deficit excluding money given to the banks, which is a one off?
It's still €20-22 billion.
Seems quite reasonable - how about it Purple or are you determined to stick to the slash and burn principle at the expense of more innovative ideas ?
Perhaps you might read the Labour document before dismissing it as rubbish or are you that blinkered ?
Simple question. Is the deficit gross or net of bank bailout money? What is the deficit excluding money given to the banks, which is a one off?
An ex of mine works for the department of justice, she was told she would struggle to get promoted unless she joined the union.
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Whoever told her that was talking absolute rubbish. How on earth could union membership affect her promotion chances. The Union has absolutely no say, whatsoever , in who is and isn't promoted. They may be allowed raise objections if they felt a particular competition wasn't run fairly and their objections may or may not be taken on board for future competitions but that's it. They have no say whatsoever in what particular individuals should be placed on promotion panels.
Sure thingWhoever told her that was talking absolute rubbish. How on earth could union membership affect her promotion chances. The Union has absolutely no say, whatsoever , in who is and isn't promoted. They may be allowed raise objections if they felt a particular competition wasn't run fairly and their objections may or may not be taken on board for future competitions but that's it. They have no say whatsoever in what particular individuals should be placed on promotion panels.
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