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Entries from May 12th, 2009

3 days to save the minimum wage

May 12th, 2009 · 32 Comments · Politics

There is a lot of talk about the forthcoming attempt by Christopher Chope (described as a senior Tory – don’t know if he is a ‘grandee’ though) to effectively abolish the national minimum wage, just when it has been announced that the minimum wage is due to increase to a princely £5.80 an hour.

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Portmanteau cliches

May 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Life

One phrase keeps turning up in all the coverage of the latest tranche of expense abuses – “Tory Grandee”.   Why is it always “Tory Grandee”, “Union Baron” and “Oil Magnate”?

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