Les in Chorlton, yes Labour did introduce the minimum wage which did take a lot of people to a higher level which shows how outrageous their pay must have been before. The minimum now is still not what you could call a 'living' wage; could even be said to be legalised poverty pay. The bosses of the supermarket chains are currently trying to get future rises to even this measly minimum curtailed as it hits their massive profits.

The anti labour laws passed down from the last Tory rabble to the current labour (tories in red clothing - thank you spot the dog)government will make sure that low paid workers will continue to 'benefit' from this low pay trap! What's this got to do with folk music? Well the history of labour struggles over the centuries is recorded in many, many folk (and contempory songs), well expounded by the likes of Roy Bailey.