Geoff Davis doesn’t want his employees to rely on tips. The acclaimed chef, who worked in restaurants and cocktail bars in the Bay Area and wine country before opening Oakland soul-food restaurant Burdell, points out on customer receipts that tipping culture in the United States has a racist history — rooted in low-paid, relegated jobs … Read more
“Her husband also had mental health issues so she couldn’t rely on him.” (The subject of the photo is a model.) – Getty Images/iStockphoto Can you work minimum wage and retire with $2 million? A gentleman reader asks this question: “We read news about some people making six figures while living paycheck to paycheck. My … Read more
Peter Cripps voted Labor at the last general election because he was desperate to get rid of the Tories. But he did not vote for the party again, not least after the Chancellor’s cancellation budget on Wednesday. As he stood outside his shop, Car, Home and Garden in Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey in … Read more