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IT’S BALLS!
Ed Balls MP has been appointed to the new department for schools,
children and the family. An MP since 2005 he was a close aide to
Gordon Brown when at the Treasury. Mr Balls is a member of the
TGWU, UNISON and the Co-operative Party. He is married to Yvette • NQT’s pay cut by
Cooper MP and has three children. Outside work Mr Balls interests
include music, cooking and playing football with his children. £724 in the last 3
years
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PAY
Inflation now • UPS3 teacher’s
4.5% pay cut by £1236
• Mortgage interest • If inflation stays
rates up 20% in around 4% you’ll
12 months lose another
and rising... If you believe your £3000 in the next
• Council Tax up at
least 5% salary and that of 3 years
• Private sector pay
• House prices up your co-workers is up 4½% last year
11% • Non-teacher
• Petrol near £1 a too high and needs to graduate pay rises
litre [£4=50 a
gallon]
be cut back—do by over 50% after
3 years
• Water up at least nothing. • We will be stuck
12% with 2½%, 2%,
• Pension “You can’t value public 2% and 2% until
contribution up servants 2010 if you do
from Jan 2007 if you cut their pay” nothing