Last week the Evening Standard reported that RMT union leader Bob Crow was “under fire” for a double-digit pay rise. It’s fair to ask why a union leader is taking such pay rises while others are suffering.

The 12 per cent rise pushed the pay package of the Rail Maritime and Transport union general secretary to more than £133,000 last year.

The Evening Standard then adds:

A spokesman for Boris Johnson said: “Anyone delivering public services in the current climate who thinks they deserve a double digit pay rise is not living in the real world.”

Not living in the real world eh? But taxpayers don’t directly pay for Bob Crow’s income do they?

They do however pay for the income of the chief executive of the Greater London Authority – Leo Boland.

Last year Boland’s pay was increased from £183,000 to £205,000 a year, according to figures unearthed by Adam Bienkov.

Who approved that 12% pay rise? Boris Johnson – occasional Mayor of London.

By his own admission, he is not living in the real world. I’m sure that won’t come as a shock to most of you.

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