Quick note nn this idea that the NHS Pay Review Body's recommendations on pay increases were reasonable at the time they were made, but were overtaken by adverse events such as the invasion of Ukraine etc...
https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1602701609577824257
...worth noting this paragraph below from the body's report when it was published in July - it was explicitly working on Bank of England projections of a 10% inflation rate in 2022... gov.uk/government/pub… 
...so members must have been aware they were recommending a real terms pay cut for NHS staff.
It's possible some of the initial submissions/analysis assumed a lower inflation peak, but by the time the recommendations were *formally* made the picture on price rises was clear.
It's possible some of the initial submissions/analysis assumed a lower inflation peak, but by the time the recommendations were *formally* made the picture on price rises was clear.
...ICYMI our #Newsnight explainer on how the Pay Review Bodies work here:
https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1602680667245932549
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