British nurses’ pay lags behind other European countries
Taking into account what wages can buy, nurses in the UK earned less than the average of the 20 EU members that are part of the…
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Aisha Majid
Aisha Majid is a New Statesman Media Group data journalist.
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How a UK corporation tax rate of 15 per cent would compare globally
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