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Notice the hijacking of the term "living wage", rather than calling it what it is, a bump to minimum wage.

A cynical political move, and completely in character for this Conservative government.

I read through the article trying to find details about this "living wage" (thinking it was a basic guaranteed income to all individuals), which would be quite a big thing to introduce.

Then I realized the same as you, they just hijacked the term.

Huh? I've encountered the term "living wage" before, used to mean a minimum wage set high enough to cover reasonable expenses, but never heard it used to mean anything else. Are you trying to say that 7.2GBP (11.06USD) isn't a living wage, or something else?

You wait 15 years, when people get upset about earning this "living wage."

I would normally be with you, but in all fairness they did commit to raising it to £9/hr by 2020, which seems reasonable to me. Of course, I would like it to be higher, but given the political climate I think the current plan is one to be happy with.

The current 'living wage' in the UK is 7.85 outside of London and 9.15 in London. So no, 7.20 isn't a living wage - especially in London.

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