As a matter of interest, who do you think should get a pay rise and what should the pay be, think about this and tell us who you think shold be on your list.
Me of course for my continued good farming practice!!!, our situation is different though as our prices can be very different from week to week and much of the money we receive comes from European Subsidies, of which we can lose if we make a mistake when filling out yet another form. But if we in the farming community want the support from subsidy then the paperwork that MOST of the farmers complain about should be completed properly, I do it all (I can feel a gold star coming on!! from DH)
Another point, living expenses (i am told) in England are a lot more than we spend up here, even in the bigger cities in Scotland, I don't think that it is as expensive. We live in a rural area, and tend to shop local, albeit usually in the huge safeways. Hats off to our local Costcutter, in their butchery dept they have a huge sign that says they can tell the consumer where all their beef, lamb etc has come from, even from birth, good for them, this info shold be available in the supermarkets as well.
The Firefighters, am I right in saying that there are proposals that they should also be performing some of the tasks done by paramedics? like in the USA?