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From Period Poverty to Menstrual Cups
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Oct 10, 2018

From Period Poverty to Menstrual Cups

by Sasha Scambler
(via the tampon tax and a brief trip to the Amex stadium) Way back in the 1980’s I wrote to my then local MP Sir Archie Hamilton to ask why tampons were taxed as a luxury item when it was... More…
Stealing a good name: the national living wage
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Jul 24, 2015

Stealing a good name: the national living wage

by John Veit-WIlson
Why is a ‘national living wage’ not a Living Wage? George Osborne’s recent 2015 Budget proposal for an increased statutory Minimum Wage rate gave it a new name, cleverly stealing the Living Wage ‘brand’ with its high recognition and positive... More…

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