We can't just sit back if we want to share the benefits of recovery

The minimum wage demonstrated how concerted acts of policy can shape a more progressive pattern of earningsToday, not surprisingly, the only question is when will growth return – but at some point it will become who does growth benefit? If we stay on our current track, the answer is going to be higher income households rather than the large swath of low- and middle-income Britain, where living standards are set to flatline or fall.The chilling finding that gains from growth in the decade ...