Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
raising of the minimum wage which actually helps the poorest
Not sure you have your focus right on 'the poorest' there rA, some folk in the lower quartile of wealth maybe, but 'the poorest'?

I'm not actually sure it will help those in work if it, combined with the NIC increase, results in an increase in business closures, increase in redundancies, reduction in recruitment etc. Great to have a few more quid in the paypacket, not so good if its accompanied by a P45. The jury's out on that one