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Thursday showed that workers in the public and private sector are not distinct tribes - a "gold" - but really all the same

strike Thursday in Birmingham, where a rally in Victoria Square, a spike in March and added to a successful day of protest, forcing the national news to shed light on public service pensions. Naturally, the Times front page "no spark of the first attacks," the Sun "strike a failed retirement," and e "Day of Great Britain challenged the militants." However, this was the "flop" No. 10 states, or was a scandalous public inconvenience as Mail reported, "11 000 damaged schools: The greatest masters of walking in a generation." In what direction do you play?

success of the day was not in the numbers - always reliable on all sides - but the Government's exposure in the "gold" in the public sector. Because the coalition is widely emphasis, no forensics, Francis Maude went slap-bang into the same error now little confused yesterday his colleague Justine Green. He obviously had not read the report of John Hutton, perhaps not surprisingly, with cuts already fixed in 2.8 billion pounds before he reported.

As always, Channel 4 FactCheck raises the cover: David Cameron was wrong to say that public pensions "fail", Maude was wrong to claim expenses were increased when the graph shows Hutton and costs are down. The Office of Fiscal Responsibility and National Audit Office says there will be increased. Why? The Public Accounts Committee 2008 Labor claims raise the retirement age for civil servants from 60 to 65, with many public pension and final salary increased from an average career - cheaper and fairer to low wages. All this was done through negotiation. In addition, Hutton says there is no hurry, you can wait until the growth is healthy

This leaves only the worst arguments: public pensions are unfair because they are better than the private sector, where two-thirds of employees do not at all. But that has become the light bulb moment, when people suddenly realize that many employers do not contribute, while the taxpayer gives generous to the rich terrain: FTSE 100 directors to obtain an average of 3 pounds 4 million pensions. Speaking to the strikers on Thursday, many new realized how he will pay packets. Jason, a processor benefits DWP win £ 18 500, or $ 45 per month in additional contributions paid, you can leave. Michael, a carrot and stick to £ 17 000, lost a similar amount, Doug, a professor of 29,000 pounds, lost 130 pounds per month, and Ashley, an admin of the Crown Prosecution official to 19,000 pounds, lost 50 pounds months. Each of them, especially in the regular pay below average, compared with a very heavy cross to pay for a wage freeze for the second year, with inflation at 4 to 5%.

generally decreases public sympathy: the whole romance Brassed popular Arthur Scargill started against him and ended 2:01 against 5:01. Labour, a party that aspires to govern can not deal with an elected government, nor the producers against people easily. Founded and funded by the unions, the work has always been, but of course that makes the game twist.