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Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 4
Gordon Brown gave an impressive, impassioned speech at the Citizens UK election "assembly" today - quite impressive.
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Gordon Brown comforted a teenage girl who broke down in tears while speaking at the Citizens UK event. Well, her name is Tia and both her mother and grandmother are cleaners at the Treasury. She talked about the difference a living wage would make to them. "They could afford English classes so they could speak easy with my teachers. If they were paid a living wage then we wouldn't have to eat lentils for a week. If they were paid a living wage my mum could afford the tube and I would see her for three hours more everyday."
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Then Gordon said, if he stayed in power, he would increase the minimum wage more than required over the next parliament to help people like Tia's family - I wonder why he didn't do it during the 10 years he was in charge of the Treasury, or during the last three years?
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