Unions CPI appeal unanimously rejected

Three appeal court judges unanimously rejected the arguments that CPI was not a legitimate index to use and that the government had acted illegally in considering the national economy when selecting it. This upheld a ruling in the High Court last December which found that the government had acted legally, with one dissenting judge finding that deficit reduction was an "irrelevant consideration" that had dominated the decision making process. Thompsons Solicitors represented the unions. It said in a statement today: "The Court of Appeal has ruled that the government was entitled to ...