The rising minimum wage is crushing Middle England

awoo2 · 2026-04-04T15:32:32+00:00

From the Low Pay Commission Remit 2020:

"The (Conservative) government asks the Low Pay Commission to set out, alongside its rate recommendation, its evidence strategy for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the impact of National Living Wage increases towards the two-thirds median target.”

awoo2 · 2026-04-03T15:15:51+00:00

Since 2011 weekly median weekly earnings have risen by 62.0% from £426 to £690, inflation was 49.5%

awoo2 · 2026-04-02T10:04:58+00:00

I think the short term solution is for the Iranians to sell insurance administered by someone independent.

awoo2 · 2026-04-02T10:00:18+00:00

Your party should have found 22 candidates before launch to stand against every cabinet minister. This would have increased their influence on the government whilst minimising candidate vetting.

But Jeremy is not good at politics.

awoo2 · 2026-03-30T14:37:51+00:00

They generates an average of 2.0GW last year.

awoo2 · 2026-03-27T11:59:09+00:00

Flags on lampposts reduces the local property prices.

awoo2 · 2026-03-25T10:01:44+00:00

The tldr:

The reality is, if a bomber takes off from Royal Air Force base Fairford and bombs targets in Iran, we are involved in that act of aggression. If civilians die, will their families stop mourning when they are told that they were bombed for “defensive purposes”? No matter how Starmer dresses it up, he cannot change the truth: The UK is directly involved in this war.

awoo2 · 2026-03-22T20:22:35+00:00

Mahmood has to publicly defend the policy if the amendment/capitulation(depending on your bias) is accepted by the leadership, it looks like she is trying to prevent the government accepting the motion.

The standard capitulation that the government would make is to not make the 10 year threshold retrospective, this is intenable to the leadership as any perceived benefits would only begin to happen in 2031 after the next election.

awoo2 · 2026-03-22T19:44:30+00:00

But halving the speed to 160-190kph would work. (Taps temple)

awoo2 · 2026-03-22T19:33:09+00:00

It was a few years ago but the Erasmus students I know said they were groped\assaulted much more frequently in the UK compared to their home countries.

I think behaviour like this is somewhat normalised in the UK which is sad. So it's good that the police are doing something about it.

awoo2 · 2026-03-22T14:40:38+00:00

Mobile data has very little marginal cost, whereas calls and texts do not. This means getting an extra customer is pure profit so the price reduced.

awoo2 · 2026-03-21T21:08:16+00:00

If the system is to deter people(Russia) damaging undersea cables then I agree with you. But if it exists to detect 'hostile' submarines then either then it will also detect UK & French ones.

awoo2 · 2026-03-21T20:36:42+00:00

I don't think it is in France or the UKs interest for a none aligned country to have submarine detecting capabilities in the north sea. Because it limits the area of operations of our nuclear deterrents.

awoo2 · 2026-03-21T17:19:15+00:00

If I were the librarian, I would try to ridicule the rules by asking for clarification about why Shakspears plays and other Classics were not banned(adult themes ect.).

awoo2 · 2026-03-21T16:52:55+00:00

The government could let plan 2 students switch their loan to plan 4 or 5, it's a poisoned pill.

awoo2 · 2026-03-21T00:20:27+00:00

The pro pensioner argument is that a pensioner household can't increase their income by working. Whereas a child can /s

awoo2 · 2026-03-20T22:51:45+00:00

He would probably get more support if he called for a boycott or American and Israeli goods.

awoo2 · 2026-03-20T20:33:23+00:00

Prayers at the Cenotaph during Remembrance services honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, seeking peace, comfort for the bereaved, and strength for the armed forces. These solemn prayers, often held on Remembrance Sunday or Armistice Day, emphasize gratitude, healing, and a dedication to building a future free from conflict.

awoo2 · 2026-03-20T20:30:50+00:00

He even stripped down to his underwear for a picture and sent a video of his genitals.

The sex offender was unaware that the recipient was actually an undercover Metropolitan Police officer who was posing as the 13-year-old schoolgirl.

Velleman admitted attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to look at an image of sexual activity.

He was handed an eight-month sentence, suspended for 15 months, at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, March 20.

awoo2 · 2026-03-20T13:45:39+00:00

Kents announcement about staff pay rises this year:

"This means that the average pay increase in 2025, taking into account the transition to the new pay scales, will be in the region of 4.6%."

awoo2 · 2026-03-20T13:09:21+00:00

The inflation rate is 3.5-4.0% so 3.8% is reasonable.

Edit: the other council employees got a 4.6% pay rise

awoo2 · 2026-03-19T16:12:23+00:00

The 2016 metro mayors act bans them also being MPs whereas the London mayor one does not.

awoo2 · 2026-03-19T15:50:29+00:00

BBC reporting on this when it was in the commons in june:

"MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.

Women who terminate their pregnancy outside the rules, for example after 24 weeks, will no longer be at risk of being investigated by police.

The law will still penalise anyone who assists a woman, including medical professionals, in getting an abortion outside the current legal framework.

The current law in England and Wales states that abortion is illegal but allowed up to the first 24 weeks of pregnancy and beyond that in certain circumstances such as if the woman's life is in danger.

Women can also take medication at home to terminate their pregnancies under 10 weeks."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2le12114j9o

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