Firefighters work a 48-hour week, including two 15-hour night shifts. At £21,000 a year, this works out at £8.41 an hour.
Lord McLean suggests this should be reduced during periods when there are no emergencies.
John Prescott earns more than £90,000 a year and can't get out of bed to resolve a dispute the Government insists is endangering lives.
No wonder it's called the Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party.
-Ruth Arundell, Tillstone Street, Brighton
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