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Politics Weekly: work experience, unemployment and 'job snobs'

David Cameron once said that " fairness means giving people what they deserve ". It's not a million miles away from the old slogan of "A fair day's wage for a fair day's work". This week a Tesco store caused outrage when it advertised a permanent unpaid position on its night shift for applicants to the government's work experience scheme. The company called it a mistake and has now offered to pay anyone on the scheme . But other companies such as Sainsbury's and Waterstones have pulled out of the scheme. Meanwhile the Conservative ministers Iain Duncan Smith and Chris Grayling have spent the week fighting a rearguard action - they've called critics of the scheme "job snobs" . Joining Tom in the studio this week to discuss it all: Guardian columnist Zoe Williams ; Policy Exchange head of social policy, Matthew Oakley , and Guardian journalist and author of Jilted Generation, Shiv Malik . Also on the agenda this week: we look ahead to next month's budget after news that the chancellor's accounts are looking rosier than expected . Will he look to cut taxes as the Liberal Democrats are openly campaigning for ? Leave your thoughts below. NB: Next week's podcast will be available on Friday 2 March . You can subscribe via iTunes to make sure you don't miss it.

Source: The Guardian ↗

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