From Ian Hornby.

I WRITE in reply to Kevin Keen’s letter (JEP, 9 October) concerning a pay freeze for States workers. Could he and his fellow high profile business leaders please give me a simple, concise and logical answer to the following question.

Why did States Members (barring a couple) accept a £1,000 pa (£20 per week) pay rise, during these tough economic times, adding £50,000-plus to the States wage bill? States employees would have gratefully accepted a third of this amount with no complaints.

Forgive me if I’m wrong but I thought our States Members were our leaders and therefore should be leading by example, or am I missing the point somewhere?

Could Mr Keen, as one of our top Island businessmen, please try and enlighten me with a simple answer to a simple question?

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