• You have the right to a minimum wage, but not necessarily a living or a decent wage • You have the right to "agree" to work more than 48 hours a week, but not to be paid an overtime rate if you do so • Women have the right to equal pay to men, but typically to be paid less than a man • You have the right not to be unfairly dismissed, Continue Reading

Hello, my name is Montague William 3rd And what I will tell you may well sound absurd. But the less who believe it, the better for me for you see, I’m in banking, and big industry. For many a year we have controlled your lives while you struggle and suffer in strife. We created the things that you don’t really need your sports cars, fashions, Continue Reading

The banking bonus system originated at a time when the investment bankers were partners in smaller investment banks in a similar structure to Lloyds, the insurers. The bonus was then a fair reward for the profits made over the year. However, like Lloyds, there was unlimited liability. So if the banks can justify the generous bonus payments in the Continue Reading

Response to Steve Richards article "Don't expect protests to achieve much" in the Independent. In your article you state that protests do not bring about change of policy. You give as an example the Poll Tax protests. I believe you are right and wrong. Scottish Poll Tax Revolt What really changed the policy was the Scottish Poll Tax revolt, Continue Reading

I have questions rather than a comment and perhaps someone can answer them for me. How will they know when a graduate is earning enough to pay the tax? What will they do if they leave the country, is there a mechanism in place to recover the money even if they do. They'll know when some is earning enough through their income tax return. So the Continue Reading

Well in my humble experience as a further education lecturer I can tell you that the fees affect the decisions made by many of my poorer students. This has ranged from some not going to university and many not going to university away from home, even though this might be the best decision for them. The debt has an affect on poorer students' Continue Reading

I used to work in a college for foreign students in the early 1980s.  Reputable colleges urged the then Thatcher government to strengthen the regulation of the sector. This was refused as the government felt that a private industry should be self regulating.  There was therefore no restriction on anyone setting up a college with the result that Continue Reading

If Clegg and Cable vote for the increase in tuition fees then they will lose a lot of support among their own supporters. As a voter in Vice Cable's constituency this will be a make or break decision on how I vote in the next election and I'll do my best to persuade others not to vote for him. I support the idea of a graduate tax. It is by far the Continue Reading

In northern Europe counties sensibly run countries, such as Holland, Sweden, Denmark, France and Germany have supported the euro as part of their strategy to develop their countries for the future. When I hitch-hiked around Europe in the early 1960s Britain was on about a par with all these countries, with the exception of Sweden.  In all these Continue Reading

My daughter now lives in Bristol.  On a short term visit to the city I was amazed.  In the centre there are dozens of quality graffiti images.  Although a few are influenced by the Britain’s most  influential graffiti artist, Bansky, there are numerous different styles.  The atmosphere in the centre of the city is Continue Reading