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Caron Lindsay

The truth about Government measures on the gender pay gap – this was the work of the Liberal Democrats, not the Tories

By Caron Lindsay | Wed 15th July 2015 - 11:49 am

This week has seen David Cameron trying to portray himself as some sort of equalities champion as he announced plans to force companies to disclose data on the gender pay gap.  You would never have thought that his party had spent most of the last government fighting such a measure, only to finally agree it almost at the last minute. He may attempt to take the credit, but it’s Jo Swinson who did all the work. She tweeted:

Back in March, Jo announced on this site that the Liberal Democrat policy was to become a reality. Here’s what she said back then:

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