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A short film about the work done by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers

A short film about the wonderful work done by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIYfXnQJvdc[/youtube]

Pay gap widening to Victorian levels

Pay gap widening to Victorian levels

High pay commission forecasts top earners’ slice of national income will rise from current 5% to 14% by 2030

Graham Snowdon

  • The Guardian, Monday 16 May 2011
  • Whitechapel victorian poor

    Victorian poverty. Is the pay gap taking us back there? Photograph: Stapleton Collection/CORBIS

    Wage disparity between the UK’s top earners and the rest of the working population will soon return to the levels of the Victorian era unless action is taken to curb executive pay, a new report by the high pay commission claims.

    Carers save the country £119bn a year

     

    Carers save the country £119bn a year

    UK’s 6 million carers make ‘massive contribution’ to society but are struggling as services and benefits are cut

     

    Sherry Pugh and Terry Nichols and their sons. William has cerebral palsy and needs round the clock care. They work alternate shifts, so someone is always there for William.

    Carers who look after relatives or friends are saving the nation £119bn a year, or almost as much as the entire cost of the NHS, according to the latest calculation by researchers.