Teachers talk as if they are the only ones having to face higher living costs.
We all are - so why should they be given exceptional treatment?
They are lucky to have been offered a 2.45 per cent pay rise - the police had to put up with just 1.9 per cent.
Teachers should call off their threatened strike and in the present economic climate, temper their demands.
Their claim to be a special case is not convincing.
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