CITY VIEWS: ARE THE TORIES RIGHT TO PROPOSE A PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY FREEZE?
STEVE RYAN AXA
“Yes I think it’s the right thing to do. There are other things they could do as well to cut the fiscal deficit. I’m worried about the government’s debts for my children’s sake – they will be the ones who pick up the bill. For a very long time Gordon Brown has been getting things very wrong.”
JASON MAUDE CHP CONSULTING
“I think it is a good idea. If pay restraint is needed by the government at this time, then the step is required. People who are earning over £18,000 should be comfortably off anyway. And cutting salaries is preferable to having to sack people completely in order to cut costs.”
MARTYN ELLIS KERRY LONDON FINANCIAL SERVICES
“Yes I think it is something they should be doing. You could say it’s not fair as it’s a City crisis, but we are all in this together. I would be more tempted to vote Conservative because of this, but I probably would have anyway. They are the only ones who have got a grip on things.”