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The Lib Dems would introduce pay audits to close the gap between men and women, and a £400 pay-rise cap in the public sector so the lowest paid get the biggest percentage rise.
Main parties promise to squeeze public sector but shy away from executive pay 2010
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An intriguing item in today's Telegraph, which suggests Brown is planning to offer MPs a pay-rise to stem backbench anger over both the Legg and Kelly reviews into expenses.
Brown's lose-lose position will prevent our broken politics from being fixed 2009
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An intriguing item in today's Telegraph, which suggests Brown is planning to offer MPs a pay-rise to stem backbench anger over both the Legg and Kelly reviews into expenses.
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I wrote earlier that Gordon Brown "clearly sports asuperior brand ofTeflon suit" - after these results, his tailor certainly deserves a pay-rise.
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I wrote earlier that Gordon Brown "clearly sports asuperior brand ofTeflon suit" - after these results, his tailor certainly deserves a pay-rise.
A Labour poll lead? 2008
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I wrote earlier that Gordon Brown "clearly sports asuperior brand ofTeflon suit" - after these results, his tailor certainly deserves a pay-rise.
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Welsh assembly members are set to receive an inflation busting pay-rise of 8.3 percent, bringing their salaries more into line with MPs at Westminster.
Cut their pay! Richard 2008
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A 20% pay-rise backdated to April - I mean, that's not something you scoff at, is it?
Archive 2004-09-01 Hal Duncan 2004
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A 20% pay-rise backdated to April - I mean, that's not something you scoff at, is it?
"Just When I Thought I Was Out..." Hal Duncan 2004
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She was very good to me and she made sure that I got a pay-rise after I had been there one year.
Blue Shoes And Happiness Smith, Alexander McCall 2006
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