I used to work in the private sector. When I did, there was a masseuse who came in regularly, workplace away days, expensively catered staff events and other “perks”.

These things weren’t laid on out of the goodness of their hearts. In fact the chair – one of the most odious people it has even been my misfortune to meet – didn’t seem to have one. It was done because it raised productivity.

I’d bet a pound to a penny the same is true in the Public Sector.

So my question is this: Are the government proposing to treat its staff like indentured serfs, having factored in the loss of productivity or simply because it’s a nice headline grabber as part of their summer of Lying about the Labour Legacy?

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