from a Nottingham reader
The following resolution was passed at the June meting of the Lenton Labour Party. It will go to South Nottingham C.L.P. to be considered for sending to annual conference. That this Conference is shocked by the revelation that seven-and~a-half million people are living in poverty. That it accordingly requests the Government to undertake an emergency programme of action along the ~ following lines: (a) ‘The immediate introduction of minimum wage legislation, i. to establish the £15 weekly minimum wage. (b) The family allowance be increased to 25/- per week plus
rate, applying to all children except those in full-
_ time education over the age of 16 years; who (shall
qualify for a 10/~ increase on this sums (c) That the failure of the present incomes policy be rea ‘cognised, and that serious’ attempts be made ‘to nego-
tiate a genuine incomes policy, based on the two
‘fundamental principles that it should be heavily res
distributive, and that it should be accompanied by
the introduction of legislation to compel employers
to open their books to work peoples! inspection, since
without full accountability no worker can know that
the policy is not being cheated by his employers.
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(a) Thus: the ‘cost. of these measures be met by taxation | ag Oy the rich and. cuts in armaments expenditure.