Tory-inflicted real terms pay cuts for teachers, nurses and civil servants will hammer recruitment, morale and services across the public sector, a top economist warned today.
Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson scoffed at Conservative claims wage rises were “unaffordable” - and accused Chancellor Jeremy Hunt of making a “choice” to ignore pay hike pleas from unions.
He highlighted how the Government instead opted to spend £20billion a year on “other things” when he unveiled his Budget.
