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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 1 February 2023 - Half a million on strike today
Description: Britain will grind to a halt today as industrial action by teachers, train crews, civil servants, nurses, and ambulance crews down tools to protest in favour of higher pay rises.
The Government has so far stood its ground, saying that the offers made are in line with the recommendations of independent reviews and any additional money would simply begin a vicious circle which would feed inflation.
Real wages have been falling, which means that the cost of living crisis is being prolonged. There have been a number of support schemes provided by the Government, but pay itself has fallen so...