Never one to miss a band wagon Ed Milliband has jumped
on-board the idea of a living wage. He didn’t say much about it whilst in
Government but he says his party is totally committed to it now and has
threatened to name and shame any Council that doesn’t implement it.
Green controlled Brighton has nothing to fear from that because
it’s been our party policy for years. Over a year ago I asked Eion Watts, the
Leader of Labour controlled Bolsover whether he was committed to it and he said
he liked the idea but it was impossible in Bolsover cos of the cost and equal
pay legislation which required him to maintain all differentials!!. He was wrong
on both counts of course, as his Leader is now telling him and countless other Councils
are showing.
I feel a bit sorry for Ed it must be hard to lead such a
party of nimbys but as the District Auditor will tell him it’ll take more than
a little naming and shaming to get Elion to see the light. It also occurred to
me that if its costs so much to pay people just £7.20 an hour we must have a
lot of staff on poverty wages, a fine advertisement for socialism.
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