tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212152.post-66622462751903867932008-03-07T09:47:00.001Z2008-03-07T10:26:13.640Z2008-03-07T10:26:13.640Z<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2144/2314696603_6943d93850_o.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2144/2314696603_6943d93850_o.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2314653585_86fbc89b0b_o.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2314653585_86fbc89b0b_o.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>The government's preferred inflation measure (CPI) is up 2.2%. Surprise, surprise Welsh Assembly members have voted themselves an inflation smashing 8.3% pay rise. Plenty of pork for them. Other public sector workers such as nurses and policeman have been held to rate of inflation increases. <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Unlike politicians they aren't able to vote themselves a pay rise...</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <a href="http://messagespace.advertserve.com/advertpro/servlet/click/zone?zid=70&pid=5&lookup=true&position=1" target="_top"> <img src="http://messagespace.advertserve.com/advertpro/servlet/view/banner/image/zone?zid=70&pid=5&position=1" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="Advertise on this site with MessageSpace" /> </a></div>Guido Fawkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15091277669318213298noreply@blogger.com