The Freuds were once described to me as "a bunch of no-talents with a famous ancestor". But the late Sir Clement's appearances on Just a Minute were the exception that proved that rule.
Lord Freud is only doing an institutionalised, officially-a-Minister version of the job that he was first given by Tony Blair. And he was like this then.
His views were "not those of anyone in Government," said David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions. But at that moment, they were the views of the Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
He is still in his job, for no other reason that that Cameron is too weak to sack him. Or that he agrees with him. Or both.
Still, two pounds per hour, eh? This cripple is pleased to accept Lord Freud's offer of an extra 80, 100, sometimes 120 quid a week. That would indeed help my self-esteem.
Lord Freud is only doing an institutionalised, officially-a-Minister version of the job that he was first given by Tony Blair. And he was like this then.
His views were "not those of anyone in Government," said David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions. But at that moment, they were the views of the Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
He is still in his job, for no other reason that that Cameron is too weak to sack him. Or that he agrees with him. Or both.
Still, two pounds per hour, eh? This cripple is pleased to accept Lord Freud's offer of an extra 80, 100, sometimes 120 quid a week. That would indeed help my self-esteem.
The problem is that, in purely market terms, he's obviously right. That was the best argument for creating a minimum wage (which I'm still unsure I support); that, without it, disabled people would always be paid less than everyone else.
ReplyDeleteIt stands to reason that if one person is less productive than another in the same role, he's worth less to the market.
The idiots who criticised Freud plainly didn't realise that's the best reason for having a mandatory minimum wage.