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King Charles to receive huge pay rise from UK taxpayers (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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That's right yes, after we pay for his fucking hat day he gets a pay rise while we get a cost of living crisis and strikes across the board to get a few pennies.

Fuck the Royal family, take it all off them in my view, don't let them keep a penny it's all stolen. They can work in fucking Aldi like normal people.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Meanwhile, the government can only offer a ~poultry~ paltry 6% pay increase to junior doctors.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of people take for granted that they're paid in chickens instead of a more liquid form of recompense. That's problematic too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I was under the impression it was ducks, due to a typo in a bill proposing payment in USD.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also note that the civil service / government departments and arms length bodies (like Kew Gardens, British Library, British Museum, Research Councils, met office, etc) do not have independent pay review bodies and bargin individually for thier pay, has not been mentioned in this. Given this government it is highly likely that it will not, and the civil service will still be at 2009 pay for alot more work. We have not forgotten the being essential for covid ansld then trying to sack 20% of us while cutting severance packages (currently resolved by recent strike action).