The Lauding of the humongous increase to £7-20 of the Living wage.
Jesus I Was earning that in the 70's.
Progress my arse.
Bloody Hell Wingy! £7.20 an hour in the 70's?? What was that for? CEO of British Gas? I was working at the Morris - on nights - and on what was considered decent money. About 6.5k a year, which was £125 for a 40 hour week, which equates to roughly £3.12 an hour. That was back in the day when the foreman bought the wages round on a wheeled trolly every Thursday and you were paid in cash!
What was it ? about 30p a pint then in a pub, so 10 pints ish for an hours work, compared to two today at £7.20 ?Bloody Hell Wingy! £7.20 an hour in the 70's?? What was that for? CEO of British Gas? I was working at the Morris - on nights - and on what was considered decent money. About 6.5k a year, which was £125 for a 40 hour week, which equates to roughly £3.12 an hour. That was back in the day when the foreman bought the wages round on a wheeled trolly every Thursday and you were paid in cash!
What was it ? about 30p a pint then in a pub, so 10 pints ish for an hours work, compared to two today at £7.20 ?
5quid a pint in the south now. The pub culture of the working classes Israel being slowly eroded away.