Finally ! Therese Coffey tells it like it is. If you need more money, work longer.

[SerendipityJane]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64745258

Hurrah for the voice of reason. Now this is the sort of person we need as Prime Minister.

I'll just get another zero hours contract at almost 7 months pregnant and my dh can do another job on top of the 12hrs a day he already does. Therese needs to live in the real world not the fairytale land that mps live in where they have no cost of living crisis to worry about like the rest of us

Brilliant idea I heard whenever you hear about the economy change it into rich people's yacht money. Most companies could afford to pay higher wages but their profit means more money to the pigs in the trough at the top of the company.

Britain has always been a low wage economy.

They're the easiest thing in the world to grow and nobody steals them if you've not got a garden and you indulge in a bit of guerilla market-gardening.

Don't worry theworldhas, Ben Wallace, Defence Minister, is suggesting this country will be embroiled in a war within 7-10 years so we'd better get used to living on turnips. Before they're rationed too.

She's the daughter of that turnip woman in Blackadder!!! Knew she reminded me of someone

.

No, it was Tony Blair who brought in tax credits. It was widely said to be a poor economic policy that would be difficult to reverse. It has meant companies can keep workers on a part time wage low wage, and families can only work 16 hours per week and get a full time wage.

This! 🤦‍♀️

"I hope this is sponsored by Mumsnet"

SEX TOPIC

Not even a turnip shaped like a thingy in my local supermarket today.

The NMW as we have it now was introduced in 1999 under Tony Blair. Prior to that there was a minimum wage in some sectors, but not all. Margaret Thatcher refused to introduce a NMW and the Tories predicted doom and disaster if one was brought in under Tony Blair.

Am I seeing things or was this thread zapped and then resurrected?

Cankles ?

Quick, if you get your skates on you might get the last booking at the Comedy Store.

Makes the bread a bit soggy in a cheese & tomato sandwich too.

I thought it was zapped, but then thought I had imagined it as it reappeared.

And UC will make sure it stays that way. Why should rich companies pay decent wages when the tax payer can top it up ?

As a widow who already works full time I’d love you to tell me how I can work more hours with a 11 and 14 year old to care for. Should I just leave them to their own devices of an evening and weekend?

No trip to Specsavers required, thread zapped then came back from the dead

Did it go to Barnard Castle?

@RafaistheKingofClay @Dymaxion If you’ve never had a cheese and turnip sandwich you’ve never lived

Quick, if you get your skates on you might get the last booking at the Comedy Store.

Fond memories of the original in Leicester Square and rubbing shoulders with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Sandi Toksvig, Jim Sweeny, Richard Vranch as it was a very small venue. Queued up from 5pm on Sundays sometimes.

@jgw1

I've made that. Chinese turnip is actually daikon, so not sure how big a local crop it is.

On a side note, woks of life are brilliant. I highly recommend them to anyone who can afford to eat

I’ll try it after my jacket potato with a side of turnip to replace the salad.

When all of mumnset aspire to be comedic, based on the first 25 posts, this is going nowhere.