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[eggsarascal]

58 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

So that’s Labour conference voted for £15/hr minimum wage. 
 

Apparently that’s about 12% increase. 
 

OK, so if we accept 12% rise at the minimum it follows - as sure as night follows day - that (at least) 12% would have to be added up the entire pay scale. 
 

12% pay rise would be the end for many SMEs. 
 

12% across the board pay rise would lead inexorably to an out of control inflation freight train. 
 

Geddon Labour - cloud cuckoo land policies. 

Yes, across the board, but not at the lower end of the pay scale?

 

When we are up against this we need help.

 

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/nick-ferrari/shadow-home-secretary-minimum-wage/

 

[muttley9050]

So that’s Labour conference voted for £15/hr minimum wage. 
 
Apparently that’s about 12% increase. 
 
OK, so if we accept 12% rise at the minimum it follows - as sure as night follows day - that (at least) 12% would have to be added up the entire pay scale. 
 
12% pay rise would be the end for many SMEs. 
 
12% across the board pay rise would lead inexorably to an out of control inflation freight train. 
 
Geddon Labour - cloud cuckoo land policies. 

Surely it's much more than 12%. Current minimum is £8.91 so it's over 50%?

[Big J]

21 minutes ago, muttley9050 said:

1 hour ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

So that’s Labour conference voted for £15/hr minimum wage. 
 
Apparently that’s about 12% increase. 
 
OK, so if we accept 12% rise at the minimum it follows - as sure as night follows day - that (at least) 12% would have to be added up the entire pay scale. 
 
12% pay rise would be the end for many SMEs. 
 
12% across the board pay rise would lead inexorably to an out of control inflation freight train. 
 
Geddon Labour - cloud cuckoo land policies. 

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Surely it's much more than 12%. Current minimum is £8.91 so it's over 50%?

 

I believe that it's a 12% increase on the national average wage.

[Mark Bolam]

It’s a great idea.

Make everyone rich so there is no more poverty.

 

Where do I vote?

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

8 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

Yes, across the board, but not at the lower end of the pay scale?

 

When we are up against this we need help.

 

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/nick-ferrari/shadow-home-secretary-minimum-wage/

 

Yeah, I heard that mate - talk about the blind leading the blind!

[coppice cutter]

Yet when asked if he knew what the minimum wage currently is, his instinctive reaction was "yes" despite the fact that he didn't know.

 

Are all politicians programmed to lie so easily?

[sime42]

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[Mark J]

On 28/09/2021 at 10:13, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

And that is (just 1 reason) why Labour are unelectable. 
 

That sort of language / belief ‘might’ be understandable in the student Union bar or the working man’s club, but it is not for a supposedly grown up politician and it simply shows that Corbynism is alive and well in Labour. 

I agree that they're unelectable. I admire her honesty though. She's probably not allowed to call them a bunch of 'babes'.

Edited September 29, 2021 by Mark J

[donnk]

whilst amusing as it is to watch the farce that is  socialism/labour its distracting from the muppetry that's going on in gov. A true Conservative gov is needed.

 

Bring back law and order with real sentences, including capital punishment for life sentence cases, pedo's, terrorists etc

End of dole/benefits as a life-style choice.

Woke / Political correctness banned and made a criminal offence.

abolition of the NHS and return to local hospitals and surgeries with direct local accountability.

automatic deportation within 48 hours of those entering the country illegally,.

 

[Mark J]

28 minutes ago, donnk said:

whilst amusing as it is to watch the farce that is  socialism/labour its distracting from the muppetry that's going on in gov. A true Conservative gov is needed.

 

Bring back law and order with real sentences, including capital punishment for life sentence cases, pedo's, terrorists etc

End of dole/benefits as a life-style choice.

Woke / Political correctness banned and made a criminal offence.

abolition of the NHS and return to local hospitals and surgeries with direct local accountability.

automatic deportation within 48 hours of those entering the country illegally,.

 

Is 'donnk' the sound a thought makes when it lands in your head?