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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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

  • I wrote earlier that Gordon Brown "clearly sports asuperior brand ofTeflon suit" - after these results, his tailor certainly deserves a pay-rise.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

  • 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

  • I wrote earlier that Gordon Brown "clearly sports asuperior brand ofTeflon suit" - after these results, his tailor certainly deserves a pay-rise.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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