The NEC’s message claims, “We have made significant progress” but, in a seeming voice of reasonableness, adds, “Nevertheless we have clearly not won all of our demands.”

If we briefly benchmark those statements, comparing what we demanded (see here and here, for example) against what we have actually received, we note:

1. 10% consolidated increase in pay for 2022/23 pay year:
   No. Not one penny has been added to the sub-inflation pay rises we received in 2022-23.
   
2. NLW of £15ph for 2022/23:
   No. Not one penny more for the thousands of low paid members.
   
3. Reduction of 2% in pension contributions backdated to 2019, as recommended by actuaries: No. Not one penny to be voluntarily repaid by the Government. The Government is forcing PCS to continue its legal challenge, paid for out of our membership dues.
   
4. A guarantee of no compulsory redundancies:
   No. The Government has said what always says, it will avoid compulsory redundancies “wherever possible.” They could park an army of dismissed staff in that caveat.
   
5. Increased job security:
   No. We have only been offered talks, but without a single upfront Government proposal for delivering greater job security.
   
6. No cuts or further threats to redundancy rights: Some movement but the threat remains.
   The Government ministers have stated that they will refrain from any changes before 2025, which will require them to win the next election. But they are clear that they still want detrimental change.
   
7. Significant reduction in the working week with no loss of pay:
   No.
   
8. Pay coherence:
   No. We have been offered talks, but without a single meaningful improvement in the divide and rule system of civil service delegation.