The government claims it "can't afford" a real pay rise for NHS workers

Posted: 24th April 2021

The government claims it “can’t afford” a real pay rise for NHS workers. So let’s look at some of the things they have been able to afford… 

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From the £2.6 million unused briefing room to £16 billion on a ‘UK Space Command’, our new campaign page documents the huge sums wasted on vanity projects – all while the government claims to be too hard up to pay up for our NHS.

There are now just a few weeks left until the government will announce this year’s NHS pay rise – or lack of one.

If thousands of us share this together, we can show up the government’s lies – and win that fair pay rise for NHS workers.

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