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National Living Wage mirage is a disaster for the low paid

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageI've got the year 2020 on the line George. Seems to be a problem with your maths.Shutterstock bad job

The first Conservative budget for 19 years has certainly been memorable. Chancellor George Osborne’s big reveal was the National Living Wage – an unheralded addition to the budget that caught everyone by surprise.

The plan is to set a...

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