http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-leadership-owen-smith-minimum-wage-pledge-jeremy-corbyn-a7169001.html Owen Smith promises pay rise for five million workers if he becomes Prime Minister Owen Smith Owen Smith was elected to Parliament in 2010. During those six short years, Smith has changed his position on issues, as frequently as the rest of us change underwear. Privatisation of the NHS, PFI, Austerity, Register of Lobbyists, and other shifts of his "policies", demonstrate that Smith is of the same mindset as those who still subscribe to the Blair philosophy that it is acceptable to say anything in order to attract votes and gain power. After that of course it is a ret urn to the status quo where every promise is abandoned within hours of polling day. The promised bribe of a "pay rise for five million workers" is no different to all the other nebulous rhetoric pouring out from the Smith camp since the start of this leadership election ...