Interesting to note that Brown’s Ministers and the Tory Shadow Cabinet in Westminster will not be taking their pay rises this year. A noble gesture in the current climate. Plaid Cymru did the same here of course and the move wasn’t welcomed by Labour and the Conservatives at the time.
Alun Davies commented at the time that it was “sixth form politics” and Nick Bourne’s levelled accusations that it was the “the worst kind of political opportunism.” I doubt very much that those two will be running to the press to highlight their concerns this time. What a difference a bit of time can make in politics. I guess Plaid were in the right all along boys.
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A rather selective reading, if I may say so.
The "pay rise" for AMs was in fact a regrading exercise, recognising the additional responsibilities they faced as a result of the GoW Act. Today's announcement is simply about the annual pay award. They are not the same.
Well Normal Mouth is splitting hairs now! I wonder whether a freedom of information request to Alun Davies' office will turn up any letters of complaint to No.10? I doubt it some how!
I guess you are right to make the distinction between the two but the decision behind not accepting either is the same.
Normal Mouth isn't splitting hairs. The increase in the wages of the AMs reflected the fact that they'd all been 'promoted' it's like every teacher becoming deputy heads - you'd expect them to paid for the increase in responsibility.
It would be much easier in the future if all pay awards were made in the following Assembly/Parliament so that, in effect, all AMs and MPs could say that there would be no guarantee that they'd receive any increase in salary.
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