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.

Actual scenes from the rollout of this latest initiative:

She's an arse. Can't stand her.

Isn't she a friend of Liz Truss?

That’s the kind of trough talk we need.

Things humans need:
Physical exercise
Good nutrition
Good hygiene
Shelter
A good, small network of human contacts
Health care for when the above don't bring about good health

Every day I get more and more fucked off that billionaire capitalists have us all on the fucking treadmill to keep up bullshit productivity so they can buy another yacht.

My dc works in hospitality, and is in a management role, clawing their way up the career ladder. The hourly rate is still pathetic. One of the shifts a couple of weeks ago started at 7am, and didn't finish until after midnight. On again at 7.30 in the morning. This is someone educated to degree level who works around 45-50 hours a week. Any chance of them and their partner in a similar role being able to even rent a 1-bedroom flat round here? None whatsoever. No other job opportunities either, they are both lucky that they have jobs at all. They literally couldn't work harder if they tried, and both have good qualifications.

Therese Coffey can take this rough end of a pineapple, and shove it where the sun don't shine.

People ARE working but they're not being paid enough to make a living. That's the whole point. It's now not possible to 'live' on nmw.

Well she certainly looks like she has a calorie surfeit.

Just goes to show that there isn't really a vegetable shortage. It's just that they are all working in Westminster.

Can't wait to eat my pasta in a turnip sauce tonight 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

Well. Let's just nickname her Baldrick and be done with it.

I hope you're getting overtime for this thread then OP. No point being goady on the internet for free when you could get paid for it.

I can’t see that she’s had to put up with any shortages. So pissed off with this now.

Let's not forget her fellow Tories are out there working extra hours (other political parties available). Former PM Boris is having to live off the largesse of the Bamfords whilst flogging himself doing speeches for ££££ and being a Parliamentarian with his MP salary and/or PM allowance of £115k pa for life.

@SerendipityJane is @jgw1 having the night off? Shame on her, she should be working those extra hours extolling the virtues of Our Great Tory Overlords!

You leave them at home to look after themselves, obviously. 😉

Mmmm turnip pasta. You could start a whole new thing.

Turnip sausages
Fake turnip chicken
Sweet n sour turnip

🤮

Therese Coffrey is a complete vegetable. A turnip in fact. Coffrey the Turnip🧅
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Ah, no, someone explained this when another cabinet minister said people who couldn't afford energy bills should just turn the heating down.

This is nothing to do with them thinking we're stupid. (Though they do.)

This is virtue-signalling to the party faithful that those who aren't coping could just ask for a few more hours at work.

And voila, anyone complaining is transformed into a whinging shirker who doesn't work hard enough.

Don't we have Tony Blair and Labour to thank for zero hours contracts?

She obviously can afford the food everybody wants - and she does.

O hate to body shame, but . . . 😬

*I, not O

Builds resilience! A vital quality in the workforce of tomorrow. And, bonus, if power cuts do become more frequent there is less chance of them electrocuting themselves.

All those bloody teachers, nurses, police officers etc who dare say the government don't pay them a living wage? Who cares if there's no overtime budget and you often do many hours for free as you can't just clock off at the end of your shift? Or if you're running revision classes /school plays /after school sports clubs etc for free? You're all slacking bastards who aren't working hard or long enough! You should be ashamed!

Exactly

It does seem to be news to some people to be honest that they need to work and/upskill. Obviously doesn't apply to those in decent jobs already who are struggling.

When Coffey does my work for me, it is hard to find any more satire to throw around.