At first glance, Cameron and Clegg asking public sector workers to come up with ideas of how to cut their own jobs, makes the government look as if it bereft of ideas. But in truth this is simply a ruse to be able to claim that they are only carrying out the cuts that it's own workforce suggested.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: “Asking public servants to vote for their own cuts is breathtakingly arrogant and deceitful. Far from being 'all in this together', the approach the government is taking will hit the poorest and most vulnerable in society the hardest. As well as massive welfare cuts it is also freezing the pay of the very public sector workers that Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg now thank for their hard work."
“We need investment in public services, not cuts, to help pull the economy out of recession. Creating jobs would boost employment and tax revenue.”
We all have the opportunity to put our ideas to the treasury, via their website. Rather than give the Con Dem government ammunition to sack other PCS members, please use this opportunity to put across the case against cuts. Here are a few ideas of what to say:
1. There is more than £100 billion in evaded or uncollected taxes. Effective collection of tax, together with a "Robin Hood Tax" on financial speculation would mean that the government wouldn't even need to make swingeing cuts.
2. The govenment could save £78 billion over 30 years simply by stopping the replacement of Trident nuclear weapons.
3. Private consultants cost the tax payer millions of pounds each year and often only confirm what the staff already know! Also eliminate the farce of holding 230 separate pay negotiaitions for civil and public services and have a national pay structure.
4. Millions could be saved by putting an end to privatisation and Public Finance Initiatives.
5. The Treasury estimates that the cuts will create a further 1.3 million unemployed. This will mean more people claiming benefits and less paying income tax. Also it will mean less consumer spending which will hit private companies and cost the private sector jobs as well. How can this possibly be good for the economy?
So don't waste this opportunity to show Mr Osborne that we know there is an alternative. Simply click on http://spendingchallenge.hm-treasury.gov.uk/
from a valued member of dwp alongside many other members of staff that literally work their socks of to process claims for customers who are suffering due to the bankers incompetance and loosing their means of income many become depressed and so will i if you decide to cut costs in the puplic sector of the dwp and other organisations so do the maths please !
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