Too often public opinion about migration is based on false information
For years, immigration has consistently ranked among the top concerns in surveys of the British public. In response, political leaders have repeatedly made efforts to show that they can bring…
The Stakes: Brexit
Where are we at? Brexit has dominated politics and policy in the UK ever since the polarising referendum campaign ended in a vote to leave the EU last year. Negotiations…
The Austerity Strategy Has Failed – March for A Future That Works
Why Inequality Matters ,which has recently been produced by the Labour Movement based think tank Class, is just the right pamphlet at just the right time. It starts with Richard…
The Trade Bill is a Power Grab, and It Must Be Stopped Fast
Our constitution is being rewritten, under the rubric of carrying out the ‘will of the people’, by a government which wants to keep as much power as possible to itself.…
The Facts: Housing
Access to affordable and good quality housing should be a right, not a luxury. But right now, the UK housing market is failing young people, low and medium earners, and…
How the Conservatives are ‘strengthening’ child poverty measures in the UK
On 1 July the Government announced that it was going to ‘strengthen’ the child poverty measure. From the statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan…
Premier Inn Exposé Highlights Need for Unions
This week, Channel 4 show Dispatches revealed the shocking conditions that housekeepers working at a London Premier Inn must put up with. Housekeepers, employed via contract cleaning agency ISS, are…
Labour Market Realities: Racism in the Workplace
Today’s labour market figures leave the headline story the same – the UK has historically high employment rates. However, as we’ve discovered month after month, this figure hides the worrying…
On public sector pay, we need less talk of gold-plated pensions and more talk of unions
Today the ONS published a carefully caveated report into pay in the public and private sectors. It contains a wealth of interesting data for stats nerds, and no shortage of…
Gender Equality Must Be at the Heart of the Budget
Today is International Women’s Day, and across the globe people will be celebrating women’s achievements. However, unlike International Women’s Days that have come before, today is also the day of…
Trade unions are central to improving productivity
The latest UK productivity figures may have reported a welcome rise, but they do not detract from the urgency of addressing the longer-term story of poor productivity, and ensuring that…