While the fat cats are waltzing away from the
financial crisis with big handouts for their failure, ordinary punters are
getting it in the neck. Canary Wharf cleaners have been awarded the London
living wage of £7.45 per hour, though it’s not in their pay packets yet. (If
you live in London, you know that’s not a lot of money.) Now the bosses are
saying they can’t afford it. London Citizens reply, “If the government can find
£50bn to bail out bankers, they can find £5m to pay their own cleaners and
security guards a living wage.”
