Tagged: David Cameron

The idea whose time has come

The Living Wage is a brilliant idea. If you pay employees enough to meet the actual cost of living and participate economically in society then it is good for them, good for the business they work for, and good for society. People will be happier. They won’t need to top up subsistence wages with benefits. They’ll be able to buy more goods and services to help fuel the economy.

It’s such a brilliant idea that it has cross-party support. The Prime Minister says it is “an idea whose time has come”. But here’s the problem: he said that 3 years ago and it’s still not Government policy. So why the delay and how do we get the politicians to deliver on their words? Continue reading →

Should the UK Government be labelled as “institutionally discriminatory towards children and young people”?

The UK Government: A history of failing children and young people. Left to right: Tony Blair, David Cameron, Michael Gove, Save the Children's campaign to tackle poverty among the UK's children.

The UK Government: A history of failing children and young people. Left to right: Tony Blair, David Cameron, Michael Gove, Save the Children’s campaign to tackle poverty among the UK’s children.

In 1999, the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service was labelled as “institutionally racist” by Sir William Macpherson in his report into the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence. Was this controversial action by Macpherson effective and, if so, could this ‘organisational tagging’ be applied elsewhere? For example, should the UK Government be labelled as “institutionally discriminatory towards children and young people”? Continue reading →