Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Children's minister voices opposition to 'London living wage'

Once again a rich MPs attack the poor by claiming wage rises fuel inflation. I wonder if they can even comprehend what it is like to live on £5.53 per hour?

"Ed Balls, the children's secretary, and Yvette Cooper, the chief secretary to the Treasury, have launched an attack on the so-called London living wage – the £7.45 an hour recommended minimum for all workers in the capital. They claim it would be "artificial, inflationary" and not "necessary or appropriate." "

"There is nothing artificial about the financial hardship the people who keep this country running face" says Mark Serwotka, Gen Sec of PCS.

Read more here.

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