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The original claim made was "If tory policy is even more insane (scrapping all employment law, anyone* ?)", "* - no, really, from one of Cameron's advisers." A
by robhu 15y ago
The original claim made was "If tory policy is even more insane (scrapping all employment law, anyone* ?)", "* - no, really, from one of Cameron's advisers."
According to the article this was never Tory policy, so that is false. The Huffington Post are a second hand source here, reporting on something in the Telegraph. The details of course aren't available in either, but what is in the Telegraph (who actually saw the thing) look more reasonable (whether one agrees with the gist of it is another thing).
It's also rather misleading to say "one of Cameron's advisors" which implies this is a paid employee, rather than a successful businessman who has been asked to make a report (I imagine the government ask for and receive many reports most of which they ignore or only take elements of).
- tehwalrus 15y agoI only meant to imply that this was a Tory suggestion - not a policy - apologies that it looked ambiguous in that sentence structure, it was not intentional.
- robhu 15y agoEven "Tory suggestion" is quite misleading. Something relating to reducing the protection of workers against dismissal was suggested in a report by someone to the Tories.
- tehwalrus 15y agoNo. This was Cameron's personal adviser who hangs out in number 10, it wasn't in a report. His name is Steve Hilton, and he suggested (among other things) that Maternity leave be scrapped: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/8667058/David-Camerons-senior-adviser-Steve-Hilton-suggests-UK-should-abolish-maternity-leave.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/86670...