Sunak Vs Starmer: The Argument in the Parliament.
I didn’t see any pinned or stickied posts so here’s one for the shit posting political discussion.
Sunak Vs Starmer: The Argument in the Parliament.
I didn’t see any pinned or stickied posts so here’s one for the shit posting political discussion.
Sunak actually getting a clap from the audience after saying he won’t bow to Junior Doctor Union demands of a 35% pay increase.
I’m actually surprised at that!
Doctors do become very well paid later in their careers as consultants so there is probably limited amount of sympathy for the rough years as junior doctors where they are significantly underpaid.
That’s true, however people can be junior doctors for a surprisingly long time so you can see why they are pissed off! I assumed it was the first 3 years after graduation or something until one of my friends who is a doctor explained it to me.
Docs have made a strategic mistake for striking in the middle of election when negotiations are impossible.
or they’ve made a great decision to embarrass this government just before an election and help to oust them
Except they’re not going to get anything from Labour either.
There is no government at the moment, parliament isn’t sitting, there isn’t a health minister, there is no one for the docs to negotiate with. All this does is further increase the backlog for operations which is not something that typically endears you to the public.
Wait, how much of the cabinet currently exists?
All of the government is still in place.
Ministers are not supposed to start new projects or make long term decisions during purdah if possible.
Most people understand that 35% is completely unreasonable, so I’m not surprised that the audience approve.