But three quarters of a century into its existence, the NHS seems to need ever more doctors and nurses to keep it going.
Gary Gibbon
Is No. 10 letting expectations on public sector pay get out of control? Cabinet ministers are dropping hints all over the place that the cap will go – but how soon can that happen?
It’s the latest round in the battle of the sexes, and Ed Miliband hasn’t held back from throwing a punch at what Labour thinks is the Tories’ weak spot. Is he right?
How does civil service pay compare to jobs in the public sector and the private sector?