Canny Chancellor co-opts the living wage

In this post, Professor Jane Wills considers the implications of the Chanellor's 'co-option' of the living wage. Last week, the Chancellor said that workers will earn £7.20 an hour from next April and £9 an hour from 2020. He called this a new living wage. It's great to hear the Chancellor of the Exchequer declare his support for a living wage. There has been a campaign for just such a thing since 2001 and 14 years later, this is a solid vindication for the idea. However, a living wage has to reflect the real cost of living and the challenges of supporting dependents. It needs to do what it says on the tin: provide the necessary support for a life.
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