Stewart Lansley writes for Yorkshire Post

‘FOR Britain’s growing army of low paid workers, George Osborne’s conversion on the national minimum wage will be welcome news. His call for a rise comes after years of collapsing real pay for the 1.3 million working for the minimum rate of £6.31, now 10 per cent lower than in 2004.’

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Stewart Lansley

Stewart Lansley

Stewart Lansley is a writer and economic consultant. After university he became an academic economist holding research posts at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and the Centre for Environmental Studies specialising in poverty, inequality and wealth.He has also taught at the ...More about Stewart Lansley