lofthouse
Saturday 2nd December 2023 11:43am [Edited]
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Oh yes the minimum wage, good point
Of course when Labour said they were going to introduce a national minimum wage when in opposition- the tories were 100% against it and insisted it would cause mass unemployment...
Which was bollocks of course
Raised living standards? Yours maybe
"LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Britain remains on track for a record fall in living standards over the two years to the end of March 2024, despite an upward revision to growth forecasts, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said on Wednesday."
The UK's poorest families have endured a "frightening" collapse in living standards over the past year as a result of soaring energy and food prices, with nearly two-thirds experiencing extreme levels of poverty and deprivation, a survey has found.
The annual survey of frontline poverty and social services professionals by the Buttle UK charity reported unparalleled concern about the prevalence and consequences of hunger and mental illness in struggling and vulnerable families affected by the rising cost of living.
This year's survey had received some of the most distressing accounts of children in need it had ever seen, the charity said. "We are talking not just about significant hardship but life-changing and life-limiting deep poverty."