How the fk are people working full time on minimum wage in the UK meant to actually survive alone? The maths just doesn't add up:
Take home pay after tax, national insurance and pension contributions for a 37.5 hour work week (because let's face it, all these employers who really care about you don't pay you for your breaks so you're not getting a full 40 hours) is around £1700
You're lucky to rent anywhere nowadays under £800.
Council Tax is now around £220 a month.
Utilities are at least another £350.
Then there's the weekly food shop, you're looking at a minimum of £70 a week.
Just with the basics in this scenario you're left with £50 to last you the whole month. And that's without even adding transport or anything going wrong.
Minimum.wage in the UK does not cover minimum living requirements. Something really needs to change. No wonder nobody wants to work anymore.
@LeeHarris He showed Polanski up for the clueless fool he is. He was squirming in that chair like some guilty kid being questioned by the police. He's a joker
Trevor Phillips just DESTROYED Zack Polanski on national TV.
This is the first time I've seen an interviewer PROPERLY hold an extreme, far-left politician to account.
In a normal world this would permanently end his political career. Utterly DAMNING for Polanski. 🔥
@BBCPolitics It's so dangerous we have a party that is just buying the votes with no real plan in place, apart from taxing people who could walk away from the country . This lot are dangerous to this country, but the scroungers and lazy will vote for them because its all free stuff.
@cuzcuzverde@OfficialTomKirk@reluctantnicko So you guys still have parachute payments? You do I believe?
You can spend 75 % on revenue I believe ? Don't think that's changed. But your big earning chances need pushing out the door first.
But you will attract players easily enough
@OfficialTomKirk@mickyh01@reluctantnicko You must be confused. That budget would be for buying players. In your case, it should be the total budget including wages. They are different things.
@PilgrimPetey@OfficialTomKirk@cuzcuzverde@reluctantnicko They have loads out of contract mate, it's why that attitude was there. The modern player has self preservation built in. Bound to be a few big earners still though ,that will be a test. But they can still spend 75% of revenue in that league.
@bcfcm22@cuzcuzverde@reluctantnicko Yh they have a major prob on their hands. They not only have to get big wages off the books, they need to change the attitude in the squad.
Attracting players won't be a prob at all though
@mickyh01@cuzcuzverde@reluctantnicko Plymouth Argyle had the 7th highest playing budget in League One this season at £10m.
£10m gets you in the mix but you won’t but the league with it
#pafc#lcfc
@secondtierpod Let's be honest they have had a great season, but getting players in who can and want to play at a higher level,or they will never kick on. They signed players who this is their level or lower . The hunger has to be there
@DarrenOWitcoop They need to sign players who actually want to play at a higher level, not players who know this is their level. That's the diff. If you know you are gonna get sacked end of season, would you really give everything ?
Wrexham to begin targeting their summer signings in earnest. Want 3/4 new arrivals with Portsmouth defender Terry Devlin among the targets. Leyton Orient striker Dom Ballard also admired by the Welsh club and others. #WrexhamAFC#pompey#LOFC
PLAYER OF THE SEASON: Klarer
BEST SIGNING: Roberts
MOST UNDERRATED: Beadle
MOST UNDERWHELMING: Doyle
BIGGEST FLOP: Robinson
GAME OF THE SEASON: Blues 3-2 Coventry.
We go next. #BCFC
@Wrexham_AFC Gonna be interesting now after all that spending, pretty much gambled this season on players who have no higher ceiling than where they are now. If that isn't good enough ? It's another rebuild
Dear League One teams,
After this takeover we are not the same Sheffield Wednesday that left 3 years ago.
Mark my words. We are a very different club. You’re not ready for what’s coming.
Bookmark me.
#swfc#EFL
@BCFCWomen Absolutely fantastic news, such a shame the way the women's team was treated by those previous owners.
I'm sure our new owners will seriously invest now, to push on again 💙