It's the Worst Recession for 60 Years, with Private Firms Slashing Jobs and Cutting Pensions. But in the Public Sector It's Still Boomtime!

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THE Chancellor thinks the economy is in its worst state for 60 years, across the country firms are freezing wages, capping recruitment and laying people off.

Not that this would be apparent if you read yesterday's Guardian. There are hundreds of public sector jobs advertised -- so many that they filled 55 pages.

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It's the Worst Recession for 60 Years, with Private Firms Slashing Jobs and Cutting Pensions. But in the Public Sector It's Still Boomtime!

Nor were these humble nurses and teachers on [pounds]20,000 a year, but six-figure salaries, with long holidays, gold-plated pensions, flexible working hou...

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