The Government raised the national minimum wage today to £5.80 per hour, a welcome 7p extra for Britain’s working poor. But here in London, and in many other expensive parts of the country, it’s still far too low.
The London Living Wage, calculated by GLA Economics to meet basic living costs, currently stands at £7.60 per [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Living wage’
1 Oct
Minimum wage rise is still to low for London
30 Nov
I support the London Living Wage
Joseph and I went along to the South London Citizens assembly on Thursday, where the recent Green successes in Lewisham and Southwark got a big cheer. It’s great that Jenny got the motion through council, but now we need to make sure the council follows through on its commitment!
So Southwark Greens hit the streets yesterday [...]
15 Oct
Southwark Greens launch campaign to end poverty wages
No household with a parent at work should be living in poverty, but an IPPR study shows that six in ten households in the UK suffer that fate. As families struggle with high energy and food prices, and with a recession looming, the Southwark Green Party have launched a campaign to end working poverty in [...]
