More of your money being wasted to buy Brown votes - this time the £10k teacher scam

We all know the proposed £10k bonus for "excellent" teachers at under performing schools will work out.

Why ?

Because we've seen it before. Blair tried this with some sort of Bonus for good performance for teachers. By the time the Unions and LEA's had finished with it it was issued to almost everybody.

The prospects on the infighting and bickering that choosing who the excellent teachers are will destroy this initiative to buy working class support with tax payers money.

But that okay for Gordon, because being a New Labour Narrative Socialist he's not bothered about real outcomes - just extravagant boasts he can make with other peoples money to save his career.

PS Gordon how does this fit with your call for restraint on public sector pay ?

Further: Celia Walden tells Brown "Gordon can keep his 'golden carrot'" over at the DT today. Her reasons are worth considering also.

Teachers to get pay cut

Gordon the con-artist has set up the Aunt Sally of 2% for pay increases, but as we know inflation is at over 4% (real world RPI - not in Gordon's magic fairy land New Labour CPI).

So roughly the teachers are getting a 1.55% pay cut in real terms this year and potentially bigger cuts in the years to follow ( as they have to accept the risk of varying inflation rates over the three years.)

Now I can't really complain about cutting back the state sector - it certainly needs doing. But I'll just point out the cowardice, spin a deception used by Gordon Brown and the Labour government ( and faithfully reported by the -as ever pro-Labour- BBC as a good pay rise ).

Remember private sector pay rises are averaging 4%, and RPI inflation ( including things you actually have to pay for unlike CPI ) is 4% (link is live - so will be update RPI inflation reported as 4% for Dec 07).

Update: Looks like the teacher's can do the math - see here