Starmer and Reeves know exactly what they are doing - preparing the stage for the next election to move the government full on to the right/fascism. The establishment doesn't care whether that is under a Labour government or a Reform government, the point is to finalize the move to the state solely serving the interests of the corporate sector. As for the minimum wage; do 20 year old workers eat less, pay less rent, pay less for energy than 21 year old workers? Do 15 year old workers require less to live? Do those on accommodation? What the hell is that about? Here in Nova Scotia we have a low enough minimum wage that is nowhere near the living wage, not to mention that we have far too much part time work so the annual wage is too low. However, we don't differentiate by age or disability - here's our legislationhttps://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/lscmwgen.htm.
It's lower for the young so that firms have an incentive to employ them - it's not rocket science. It also works well, my 16 year old has a Saturday job at minimum wage, she wins and the Caffee wins. It's a good policy. It's interesting that the right in the UK have embraced the MW over the last 20 years. Osborne pushed it up massively. The classic understanding was wrong, pushing up the MW has a smaller effect on unemployment then previously thought. Hence the Cons made it there own. All the best sam
They are not supporting us, they are supporting themselves. They welcome free gifts, pay rises, then take money from the elderly, the poor, the children, the homeless are left on the streets, the sick are left waiting for surgery.
Starmer and Reeves know exactly what they are doing - preparing the stage for the next election to move the government full on to the right/fascism. The establishment doesn't care whether that is under a Labour government or a Reform government, the point is to finalize the move to the state solely serving the interests of the corporate sector. As for the minimum wage; do 20 year old workers eat less, pay less rent, pay less for energy than 21 year old workers? Do 15 year old workers require less to live? Do those on accommodation? What the hell is that about? Here in Nova Scotia we have a low enough minimum wage that is nowhere near the living wage, not to mention that we have far too much part time work so the annual wage is too low. However, we don't differentiate by age or disability - here's our legislationhttps://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/lscmwgen.htm.
It's lower for the young so that firms have an incentive to employ them - it's not rocket science. It also works well, my 16 year old has a Saturday job at minimum wage, she wins and the Caffee wins. It's a good policy. It's interesting that the right in the UK have embraced the MW over the last 20 years. Osborne pushed it up massively. The classic understanding was wrong, pushing up the MW has a smaller effect on unemployment then previously thought. Hence the Cons made it there own. All the best sam
They are not supporting us, they are supporting themselves. They welcome free gifts, pay rises, then take money from the elderly, the poor, the children, the homeless are left on the streets, the sick are left waiting for surgery.
They need to try living like this themselves.