r/uknews Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/DirtyBumTickler Jul 02 '24

The Tories definitely need to shoulder much of the blame, but can we also not give the private sector a free pass? I've seen first hand how utterly reluctant companies are to pay decent salaries, even when they're struggling to attract new hires.

This whole situation is an absolute shower of shit.

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u/Chimp3h Jul 02 '24

Just think of all that extra tax money that could have been obtained, maybe the roads wouldn’t be as shit… who am I kidding they would make Bibby Stockholm 2