"I’d just like to see more of a ‘fair wages for all’ mentality. Of course some are going to earn more than others but we seem to have lost the plot on this one at the moment."

You might be surprised to hear I tend to agree with parts of that. My problem at the moment is that there are two types of people that get the lions share of the increases - (a) those in charge who can vote themselves high increases and (b) those who shout loudest. Those on minimum wage deserve more and need more but as a rule (eg in the massive, low paid, care sector) they have no voice; those such as train drivers, who I believe are on around 60,000 a year are going to be the ones that get most, not because they deserve more, but because they shout the loudest and can hold the country to ransom more effectively - see elsethread.

If we all are to get through the inflationary/energy cost of living crisis, then its people on middle to good incomes, such as those between (say) 50k and 100k that also have to "do their bit" and suck it up, as much as those on even higher still need to moderate demands and/or actually accept an increased layer of tax to pay for those on under (say) 20k a year.

Personally I would desilk the rapacious barristers and promote another tier of worthy lawyers who aspire to that "grade"

In essence those at the bottom should receive, those in the middle stay still and those at the top give. But as we can already see, those in the middle and top grounds aren't going to settle for that. Income will soar across the board - inflation will wipe out any real benefits of the increases - as its already doing - and those on fixed incomes will lose out all round