Relations between teachers’ leaders and Gillian Keegan are now so poor that more school strikes seem certain, according to union chiefs 🔴 Exclusive from RichardVaughan1
They point to what they say Ms Keegan told them at a recent meeting, in an account strongly denied by government.
According to union representatives who were present at a recent meeting with Ms Keegan on the issue of teachers’ pay, she illustrated a basic misconception of inflation.: “Gillian Keegan showed she didn’t understand what inflation is, she said that inflation could come down to 3 per cent by the end of the year, so prices would drop and therefore teachers would be spending less.”
“We said their offer of 4.5 per cent, plus a one-off payment, would still be well below inflation. We asked if she was suggesting there would be deflation and prices would start to fall and she just did this waving gesture saying ‘inflation goes up and inflation goes down’.” Ms Keegan pointed to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility which has predicted that CPI inflation will drop below 3 per cent between October to December this year and to less than 2 per cent between January to September 2024.
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