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Cuba cut one million public sector jobs this week. Meanwhile in the States, the Tea Party struck some impressive blows in the primaries, and as its members sit to the right side of the Republican Party, they are no fans of a large state. Also a fire chief in the Uk's in hot water after describing public sector workers as 'bone-idle'. I bet that went down well with his colleagues.

On yesterday's programme about pensions, many of you complained that public sector workers received too many benefits. Others pushed back that a stable, sizeable and fairly paid public sector is the anchor every economy needs.

Clearly you could spend your entire life studying matters of this scale, but we'll dip into it.

We're going to bring together a couple of big thinkers on the issue, and as you listen feel free to question or comment.