Midweek Musings – Why 1% Isn’t Enough

Throughout last year, we were encouraged to support the NHS. So children drew pictures to put in their windows, councils painted slogans on roads, we stood at doorsteps clapping week after week, we stayed away from the surgeries and A&E. And it was genuine – we were and are immensely grateful and proud of those who were in hospitals at a time when no one really knew how things would develop. That’s why a 1% rise in pay became an issue last Wednesday. Because it’s not enough to say that you are grateful, if your actions suggest something different…