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?
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