Public sector salaries and town hall spending on the rise.
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Public Sector Spending: Is Labour really ‘not to blame for the deficit’?
Bureau shows public sector pay and town hall spending ballooned under Labour.
Council chiefs ignore calls to cut their salaries
More than 9,000 public sector workers earn more than the Prime Minister.
Hutton report fails to address the burning question
Will Hutton’s report: can we afford six figure salaries to our public sector bosses?
Analysis: BBC Question Time discusses Bureau’s investigation into public sector pay
BBC’s Question Time debates whether public sector workers should be earning more than the PM.
Councils give inaccurate answers to FOI requests
Bureau’s investigation reveals huge shortcomings in councils’ FOI teams.
Millions lost on junkets, pay-offs and sickness
Town hall spending has risen by 84% in the past ten years, to over £160bn.
Scots earn top senior pay
Scotland’s senior public sector workers earn £2,000 higher than English counterparts.
Trimming the public sector fat
The Bureau identifies obstacles standing in the way of cuts to public pay.
Public pay: Just how many earn £100k?
Which public employees earn the most? The Bureau is finding out.
Editor's 'Must Reads'
Public pay: Some facts you should really know.
Key facts from the Bureau's most comprehensive ever analysis of public sector pay.
Public pay: The methodology
How the Bureau created its database of nearly 40,000 public sector salaries.
The Data
Investigation shows that more than 38,000 government workers earn over £100,000
Our investigation reveals rising public sector salaries and soaring town hall spending.
TOP 20: Public Sector salaries
BBC's Mark Thompson earns the highest public sector wage of £838,000.
TOP 10: Police pay packets
45 Police Officers earn more than the PM, with 196 policemen and women earning over £100,000.
TOP 10: Central Government
241 Government civil servants earn equal to, or more than their own boss, the Prime Minister.
TOP 10: Local councils
UK's highest paid council chief earns £299,925, 362 people earn council salaries over £100,000.
TOP 10: Earners at the BBC
160 BBC bosses earn more than the PM, and 97 BBC managers are on over £160,000.
TOP 10: Highest paid in the NHS
Salaries are healthy in the NHS with 26,000 employees earning over £100,000
TOP 10: GP wage deals
The are 1,465 GPs earning more than the Prime Minister; 10 earn over £300,000.
TOP 10: Teacher salaries
385 teachers in the UK earn over £100,000. 17 are paid more than the Prime Minister.
