This has been put forward for the NHS as it was for teachers, I feel the government are trying to forge a north south divide as well as effectively deprofessionalizing these careers both of which are crucial to society.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...aff?CMP=twt_gu
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Health unions accused the health secretary of seeking to drive down wages in the provinces with the crippling consequence of creating an ever deeper north-south economic divide.
Why are the government allowed to contine with this? It is effectively segregation...