here's what we know so far. the announcement will cover a range of professions, including nurses, teachers, and the armed forces. some of the changes will applyjust to england, because pay in a number of areas is controlled by scotland, wales and northern ireland. the pay freeze will officially end in april next year. but we don't know yet what the pay rises will be. independent pay review bodies will make recommendations in the new year, and then we'll get a lot more detail about exactly what this means for the money in people's pockets. the government really need to make a statement and not just say we are getting rid of the pay freeze. what they need to say is we are prepared to put a significant amount of money into the public sector to fund a decent pay rise that will make catch—up for the last year. the government has talked a lot recently about higher wages. the prime minister and chancellor think it is key to rebuilding the economy and to addressing fears