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  1. The Confected outrage at Lord Freud has shown politics at its worst

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    October 19, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

    This week has been an utterly disgraceful one for politics. An unpaid advisor to the coalition government who is employed …
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  2. When will someone in politics ‘do the right thing’ themselves and insist that the living wage be paid?

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    October 8, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

    For the first time in British history, the majority of people classified as living poverty are in work. Low pay …
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  3. Ed Miliband must speak clearly about why ordinary people should vote Labour

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    September 22, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

    This week is the Labour Party’s conference. Conference season in the UK is a time when policy proposals are discussed …
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  4. All eyes on Seattle: A ‘proper’ minimum wage is set at last

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    June 9, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

    After a two year campaign driven by low-paid fast-food workers that had galvanised the electorate, Seattle’s newly elected mayor, Ed …
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