Britain has a messy relationship with money - no wonder we’re so divided over doctors’ pay | Polly Toynbee

Of course public sector jobs should be properly compensated. But in a society where pay has stagnated, support for more strikes is waning“Because you’re worth it,” goes the ad. But knowing who is worth what is even harder to determine than it was half a century ago. So as doctors vote in a strike ballot, how will the public weigh up their just reward?Some 50,000 resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – are deciding whether to walk out again in England. Their year-and-a-half-long series of strikes ended with Wes Streeting agreeing a 22.3% pay rise over two years. Now their seniors, hospital consultants, are about to vote on striking to reclaim the 26% the British Medical Association (BMA) says their pay has fallen by since 2008.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...