Grant Shapes recieves £84,144 basic salary in May of this year he received a payrise of £2,212. He also received £71,673 as minister of state in the cabinet. A whopping £155,817.
Average train driver salaries £24,000-£60,000 depending on experience.
If you take away the right to protest (strike in this case) the gap will widen between the well paid few and a better paid many.
The French manage to protest extremely well and retire at 62 the Macron government tried to raise this to 64 amidst much national protest, theirs remains 62. Ours went up from 65 to 66 and soon to be 67 without even the bat of an eyelid.
MP pensions are based on final salary and paid at 65. Mr Shapps has a personal fortune of £1.2 million and has his own private jet.
If anybody thinks Mr Shapps gives a flying f### about train travellers or train driver salaries they are much mistaken and to curb the right to protest about anything is detrimental the democratic process, which is being slowly eroded anyway.
That’s why the fuel bill for the 400 mile round trip to Maidenhead from Scunthorpe will cost circa £70. Diesel/petrol prices at the forecourt are being artificially held up in line with other energy costs.
Maybe we should worry more about 9:1% inflation on everything, fuel bills of over £3000 per annum. The £200 rise in NI contributions per person since April 1st this year then 100,000 Train drivers getting 7% still below the current rate of inflation.
Might I also suggest that the payrise be paid for out of the additional 4.5 billion for Crossrail up from 14.5 billion to 18.5 billion.
In December 2020 the Government agreed £825 million finance deal with Tfl, the then transport secretary was a one Grant Shapps.
Who by the way is a complete tosser, I would be very disappointed if Ernie is not a Tory, the similarities are too numerous to mention.
