WAGE differences between the sexes in 2020 Britain will not have narrowed, a report has revealed. Polls in the report also reveal that women would prefer not to earn higher wages, but actually have more flexible working, rather than overtake their male counterparts in the job market as the breadwinners of the family.
WHETHER you regard the Lib Dem economic spokesman Vince the Cable as a national iconic economic guru, or just another politician who likes to talk the talk (and not walk the walk) is neither here nor there.
QUICK POLL for Friday by TP. With news that backbench MPs are to get a pay hike of up to £3000 – taking their salary to £67,000 basic, plus, of course, they still get extra perks, given that the expenses scandal has still not been fully resolved, is it right that backbench MPs should be yet licking more cream off the British taxpayer purse?
Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock, and….? A Trio of failed British socialism?
Mar 03 2010
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AS the BBC’s political editor Nick Robinson so pointed out on the Daily Politics today, Michael Foot, the former Labour leader of the 80s, who failed so miserably in his time as leader, will probably only be remembered for exactly that: being a failure when leading the Labour Party. TP can’t really report on the ins and outs of ‘Footie’ – but this is an interesting angle emerging.
GORDON BROWN ducked out of PMQs today to play host with the South African president, so it was up to the Deputies to mess about in Prime minister’s questions – doesn’t Gordon like PMQs? – that’s apparently the tenth time he’s ducked out.
David Cameron has just given his Spring Conference speech in Brighton, rallying the troops before they are judged by the people in the polls – the date still hangs in the balance – but looks like Gordon may bottle out of a March 25 election date.
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