This blog is a plea for common sense in public policy. Our leaders don't seem to have any. They just make daft rules for us to follow. We need to assert our right to use our own good sense instead of ticking boxes which can only say 'yes' or 'no'.
Sunday, 20 May 2012
What is a living wage?
I went to Wimbledon on Saturday to buy some clothes in the excellent charity shops there. I noticed several advertisements in the shop windows of the "Help Wanted" variety, which is apparently at odds with the current difficulty in finding jobs. But it all ties in perfectly logically - these are jobs people just can't afford to take. One was for a manager of a charity shop - full time - £12,500 a year. Another for a full-time cook, £6.90 per hour. How can people afford to do these jobs, unless they have a partner who is earning better?
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They don't have choice, they need to learn how to live with £6.90 per hour and maybe feed their children too. Living on social benefit is better?
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