Trade union Unison has rebutted a report issued today by think tank the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) on public sector pay and pensions, accusing it of trotting out 'tired old arguments, pitting public against private sector workers.'

In CPS study entitled ‘The £100 billion negotiations', pensions expert Michael Johnson cites ONS figures indicating more generous pension entitlements boost the average pay packages of public sector workers 13% higher than private sector ones.