The Opposition’s promise to extend the policy is opportunistic, expensive, and unjust. The Conservatives must do what is necessary and right.
George Osborne ignored the well-justified caution which had kept minimum wage rises so modest, and the evidence that his ploy will harm employment growth.
It will risk being unable to get its business through the Commons.
It felt more like a pre-election than a post-election one – and was shot through by a sense of the Chancellor’s political mortality.
With 30 per cent of the vote, it pipped Duncan Smith’s Universal Credit to the post.
It is the Conservative Party which produced the first ever female MP, the first lesbian leader in Ruth Davidson and the first female Prime Minister in Margaret Thatcher.
…despite paying no Income Tax. That ought to change.
The Deputy Chairman of the Party is interviewed by Conservative Way Forward.
“Every family is a winner if we become a country that lives within its means, if we keep the record rate of jobs growth going, and we have more opportunities…”
It was a political masterstroke – but already a backlash is growing on the question of whether it was good economics.
Plus: Greenhalgh impresses as only three candidates show at a hustings. Osborne’s minimum wage. And: Hunting – I don’t like posh people on horses killing foxes.
The status quo rewards companies for pursuing a low wage business model at the expense of those who endeavour to pay a living wage.
We will tackle the root causes of poverty and deprivation by ensuring no public sector worker earns less than £7.85 an hour.
Cameron’s former chief strategist has lost patience with crony capitalism. The new Deputy Chairman of the Party is well-placed to help make real his radical vision.
A new study shows that paying a living wage is good for employees, and that it’s proving to make good business sense too.