You did read behind the headlines, didn't you? They explained that 50% of public sector staff have professional qualifications compared to 12% of private sector, so it's not all that surprising that average salaries are higher. This doesn't mean that your average teacher/guard/nurse doesn't find it extremely difficult to get a house in any of our cities.lff12 said:The UK approach to affordable housing is very different to Ireland's because so-called "key workers" are at a considerable disadvantage to the private sector because of low wages in local authority, nursing and many other key roles in contrast to Ireland where public sector workers earn 40% above the private sector.
RainyDay said:You did read behind the headlines, didn't you? They explained that 50% of public sector staff have professional qualifications compared to 12% of private sector, so it's not all that surprising that average salaries are higher. This doesn't mean that your average teacher/guard/nurse doesn't find it extremely difficult to get a house in any of our cities.
ashambles said:That oft quoted statistic about 50% of public sector workers is misleading, when teaching and medical staff are excluded the figure is much less than 50% for the other sectors. That should be irrelevant but unfortunately every public sector union uses the overall 50% figure to justify their claims.
On the main topic, it would seem the high cost of labour versus building materials should eventually mean that more houses will be mostly assembled in factories. The Sunday Times did an article a few months ago on some cheapish pod style buildings but they still look a little too Austin Powers for most people.
More expensive are [broken link removed], they go up in days I think or maybe weeks - but quickly anyway.
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