Ah, ok, in other words it's simply comparing wage floors in Victorian England with wage floors today, which has nothing to do with the viability of each floor and if anything counteracts the point the tweet was claiming
From this link if you want to see the full calculation methodology. I'm very sympathetic to arguments to raise minimum wage, the current levels of inequality are horrible. But I'm just not sure the OP's claims are true www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-pol...
1 don't know what inflation calculator they are using but 15 shillings is £0.75 and the Bank of England CPI calculator says that's equivalent to £63.13 today, or about $80. Even allowing for some differences in the price index used, I'm very puzzled how they got the figure quoted
I am! And really enjoying the nice vibe
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In the run up to Christmas I'd just like to remind everyone it's *Brussels* sprouts. It shouldn't be, but it is, so here we are.
It is absolutely the perfect read for this time of year. Cuddle up by the fire!
I'd prefer "passive aggressive reminder"
Same. Got to have some standards in this life.