Minimum sense
A VICTORIOUS Labour government would introduce a national minimum wage. This would fly in the face of economic logic, and be unlikely to deliver the social benefits that the party claims for it. No wonder Labour hopes to limit debate on the subject by not saying what the minimum wage would be, leaving that to a post-election Low Pay Commission which will include representatives of both employers and employees.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Minimum sense”
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