I have not seen the comment earlier but you missed my edit that unemployment rates are by far the highest in that demographic. Driving up minimum wage fastest in a demographic already suffering the h… (View Post)

So long as your take home is going up it is not that concerning for most. The huge problem is the cliff edges that mean that take home is not going up. Then people who do not do maths will turn into … (View Post)

Unlikely but brings us to another unpleasant side consequence. If the choice is between working for 10p on the £ or cash in hand, then don't be shocked when many choose the latter. Then once peo… (View Post)

I have always been consistent in saying that the Laffer Curve is most visible at our cliff edges. Cliff edges that can mean people are not taking home more if they work more, so they do not. Whether … (View Post)

What is dramatically unfair about paying an 18 year old with no work experience, no kids, living with mum and dad and working for beer money £9.50 per hour? Especially when unemployment is by far the… (View Post)