ForssAwakens
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Democracy not your thing within the Labour Party eh?I ended my Labour party membership the Day Starmer became leader.
I'll return when Labour becomes a socialist party again.
Democracy not your thing within the Labour Party eh?I ended my Labour party membership the Day Starmer became leader.
I'll return when Labour becomes a socialist party again.
Miliband was actually seen as moving Labour to the left of Blair and brown.
Also, what we saw when Milne took over was a lot of purging and petty revenge against the centre and that wasn't right either.
This doesn't mean i'll vote for another party at elections though, unless it's a tactical vote to oust a Tory.I ended my Labour party membership the Day Starmer became leader.
I'll return when Labour becomes a socialist party again.
How is the Minimum Wage a joke?Promise of a minimum wage - Now the minimum wage is a joke.
How is the Minimum Wage a joke?
I think that is the single most important piece of legislation that any Government has passed in decades in the UK. It cast in law that it was no longer legally acceptable for an Employer to pay whatever it fancied, regardless. Until that point, an Employer could do precisely that.
did at the time, I agree. Now it's surely not enough.How is the Minimum Wage a joke?
I think that is the single most important piece of legislation that any Government has passed in decades in the UK. It cast in law that it was no longer legally acceptable for an Employer to pay whatever it fancied, regardless. Until that point, an Employer could do precisely that.
I also remember Portillo and others on the news that night saying that it would put 4 million people on the dole, and that a Conservative Government would repeal it, inside 6 months.
The truth is, the Minimum Wage worked. It brought millions out of poverty, and the Tories now recognise that it is absolutely vital. Nobody mentions repealing it anymore.
It's the concept though. If it hadn't happened the rate in Weatherspoons would be £5phI
did at the time, I agree. Now it's surely not enough.
The concept was fantastic and a vote winner at the time!It's the concept though. If it hadn't happened the rate in Weatherspoons would be £5ph
Yes, it was.Nothing was put in place to ensure it kept up with inflation.
I wasn't critiscing the policy - I was praising it. I didn't know whether it had kept up with inflation or not but £350 for a 40 hour week is surely not enough if you have a family??How is the Minimum Wage a joke?
I think that is the single most important piece of legislation that any Government has passed in decades in the UK. It cast in law that it was no longer legally acceptable for an Employer to pay whatever it fancied, regardless. Until that point, an Employer could do precisely that.
I also remember Portillo and others on the news that night saying that it would put 4 million people on the dole, and that a Conservative Government would repeal it, inside 6 months.
The truth is, the Minimum Wage worked. It brought millions out of poverty, and the Tories now recognise that it is absolutely vital. Nobody mentions repealing it anymore.
He wasn’t given a chance to deliver on his promise
Yes, it was.
The first Minimum Wage was £3.60 in 1999 - it is now £8.91 - it has gone up by significantly more than Inflation over the intervening 22 years