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I fully appreciate that co-operative societies are held to higher ethical standards than conventional businesses but your coverage of the discovery that Midcounties Co-op had been unknowingly paying some workers below the minimum wage was somewhat melodramatic (Report, 26 September). Its response has been exemplary. What is shocking is that in Britain in 2016 we have people over the age of 60 undertaking newspaper delivery rounds that where once the preserve of school girls and boys.Nick MatthewsChair, Co-operatives UK, Manchester I fully appreciate that co-operative societies are held to higher ethical standards than conventional businesses but your coverage of the discovery that Midcounties Co-op had been unknowingly paying some workers below the minimum wage was somewhat melodramatic (Report, 26 September). Its response has been exemplary. What is shocking is that in Britain in 2016 we have people over the age of 60 undertaking newspaper delivery rounds that were once the preserve of school girls and boys.Nick MatthewsChair, Co-operatives UK, Manchester
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