Teachers’ pay: Zahawi’s promises are a big Con – aren’t they?
Nadhim Zahawi: flag-waving is no substitute for straight-talking – and he’s talking nonsense gibberish.
Teachers! Confused about the Tory government’s plans to raise your pay?
YOU SHOULD BE!
The government has announced plans to increase starting pay for teachers to £30,000 per year, which is still lower than the national average.
But when is that going to happen?
First it was to be from April 2022, but then the Tories imposed a pay freeze instead.
Now, there’s a vague desire to bring it in by the end of the Parliament.
But to hear new Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi waffling about it, you’d be none the wiser.
Charlie Stayt – Given that teachers have a pay freeze, how are they going to gain from the PM's mantra of higher wages?
Nadhim Zahawi – Waffle… waffle…
Charlie Stayt – I'll jump in, as I really don't understand what you're saying if I'm honest. #BBCBreakfast pic.twitter.com/AwmOZdwuXU
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) October 7, 2021
Reading a transcript doesn’t help either.
Someone suggested that Nadhim Zahawi's remarkable interview with Charlie Stayt this morning might make more sense if it was transcribed. And lo! The veil of gibberish was lifted… pic.twitter.com/yovRL1CYCy
— Pete Twyman (@PeteTwymanUK) October 7, 2021
Meanwhile – well, see for yourself:
So Boris Johnson has….
+ Axed a £5,000 bonus scheme to send teachers to struggling areas
+ And now announced a £3,000 bonus scheme to send teachers to struggling areas
…..and hailed it as ‘levelling up'
— Rob Merrick (@Rob_Merrick) October 6, 2021
So, after promising an increase in teachers’ pay…
… the Tories have actually cut it. Yeah – so much for “levelling up”.
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