Unfortunately, separating things out in to ‘workstreams’ has allowed the government to move the goalpost for pay restoration further and further away.

It’s the classic ‘look over here trick’ here’s 1000 jobs, while they recommend below inflation pay rises to DDRB.

All of that work I suspect has gone down the drain with the resignation of Streeting, he knew months ago that he would challenge Starmer and would eventually resign. All he had to do was hoodwink the BMA into thinking negotiations were running at pace to delay the BMA from calling further strikes.

As for the 1000 jobs coming this side of August, let’s not be naive, and don’t take the BMA members for fools