Public Sector's Missing 'Pains'

Charts below are self-illustrative:

• Public Sector Employment is up,

• Public Sector Wages are up,

• Public sector wages dispersion is extremely low across all categories, so Unions' claim that in some sectors wages are too low simply does not add up (per above and below)

• Cost Savings promised in July 2008, September 2008, October 2008, November 2008, December 2008, January 2009, February 2009, March 2009 and that will be promised comes next week's Mini-Budget are nowhere to be seen.

A lesson to be learned by Brian^2+Mary: you can announce vacuous plans but we'll catch you.

A lesson to be learned by voters: they (Brian, Brian & Mary) don't give a damn if we know or not.