Low pay Britain 2023
Nye Cominetti, Rui Costa, Charlie McCurdy and Gregory Thwaites
After a decade and a half of relative economic decline, Britain needs a new economic strategy. This paper considers what it would mean to put good work centre stage. It requires us to go far beyond the narrow focus this century on a higher minimum wage, because although pay is crucial it is far from all that matters. It necessitates a radically different approach to the trade-offs that are inherent if real progress is to be made: better jobs for some will mean higher prices for others. And good work must be seen as part of a route to achieving wider economic policy objectives.
19 April 2023
The Economy 2030 Inquiry
This External report is part of the centre's Labour programme.