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A MILLION workers on the minimum wage will get a 20p per hour pay rise today, but trade unions and economists said it was not enough.
Employees aged 21 and over will receive the small rise from £6.50 to £6.70 an hour.
The increase comes six months before the minimum wage is rebranded as the mandatory national living wage, which will give workers over 25 £7.20 an hour.
Campaigners urge government to ignore profiteering oil lobbyists and help those hit hardest by rising energy prices
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people