Briefing to left of usBriefing behind us
Volley'd and thunder'd;
And yet again attacks come upon civillian staff in the MoD as the Telegraph reports "Two troops for every civil servant in the MoD" Read here
What they of course fail to mention are the massive cuts already made in staffing over the past few years, nor do they point out that many of the civillian jobs are in fact staff employed at significantly reduced rates doing work previously undertaken by service personnel.
As members today heard about and discussed the attacks upon the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, briefings continue in Whitehall against MoD civillian staff in particular. It is certain that a campaign aimed at softening public opinion over major manpower cuts is being played out in the more than co-operative capitalist media. This campaign alongside startling unanimity of opinion amongst the main political parties over pay freezes, cuts, and pensions reform (i.e. plundering) alerts us to the coming battles to be fought over our incomes, our jobs and the security of our retirement benefits.
