Unison: City does not feel the pinch

Dave Prentis, Unison general secretary, said in response to the four per cent inflation rate:

“The misery keeps piling on for families across the country. Food and gas prices are soaring. For low paid public sector workers stuck on a pay freeze for up to three years, making ends meet is a daily battle.

“It’s quite another story in the City – where all this trouble started. Barclays investments bankers are getting bumper salary rises. Other bankers are still getting huge bonuses.

“The government must take action – the bubble is going to burst. You cannot expect people to continue to put up with rising prices, job and pay cuts indefinitely.”