Clegg pledges to protect public servants' pay

Wages would rise in real terms for two years from 2016, and then above inflation once the deficit has been eliminated, party leader Nick Clegg has said, according to the BBC. Public servants had "made enough sacrifices", he said. But the PCS, the union of civil servants, said in real terms Lib Dems had cut the "pay, pensions and jobs of public servants" in government. Public sector pay was increased by up to 1% in March, with schools entitled to give top-performing teachers a rise of up to 2%. This followed a 1% rise in the previous two years, which was preceded by a two-year fr...