Busy week, so only just catching up on the Autumn Statement.
Interesting to see that centrally set regional pay ruled out. I don't think this ever made much sense. Much better to have more local variation that helps address recruitment and retention issues where they occur. More flexibility is still likely to prove controversial, but the case for is pretty convincing (as I argue here in some detail).
CEP Urban and Spatial Programme Blog (formerly SERC)
