I do love all this nonsense abut the overspending by the previous government. Its all bobbins. We spend less than Germany, France, and many other countries on public services especially so if you include healthcare.
We spend more money than we take in taxes – ergo, we are overspending, do you understand the concept?
It really does not matter what other people are doing – if all your mates maxed out their credit cards to but new bikes, would it make it OK for you to do it too?
GDP can go down as well as up, as recently proven!
Regardless – everyone being offered the opportunity to reengage on the new contract is entirely at liberty to not accept the offer – if they don’t like it, they can go and find another job, simples!