The spread of unpaid internships throughout industry is one of the nastiest aspects of this vile administration. It’s also prevalent throughout the press, including the Times, and, sadly, the Guardian. This demonstrates the Tory hypocrisy in promoting it while claiming that ‘we are all in it together’, as well as showing the exploitation and profiteering at the heart of Cameron’s party.
Exploitation: The logo on the cups says, “Conservatives – for the privileged few” – and the intern carrying them isn’t included.
“We’re all in it together” are we, George?
The Conservative Party represents “fairness”, “for hardworking people”, does it, David?
It seems not – if we are to judge the Conservative Party by its actions, rather than its words.
Yesterday a website focusing on graduate careers blew the full-time whistle on these deceptions, exposing how the Tories have been briefing MPs and candidates on ways to avoid paying the minimum wage by exploiting the perceived differences between volunteers, interns and paid employees.
The article on Graduate Fogsaid a memo circulated to Party members was advising them to start calling their unpaid interns ‘campaign volunteers’, in order to evade “potential hostile questioning” about exploitative business practices.
The Conservative Party has denied doing anything wrong by providing advice on ways its…
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