Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices: Our Panel Reacts
Following Matthew Taylor’s review of modern working practises, we asked our panel for their reactions. Sally Hunt, University and College Union (UCU) General Secretary This report offers warm words for…
Does inequality matter?
As Class releases Why Inequality Matters – a new publication based on the findings of The Spirit Level, Owen Jones asks do we really need to worry about inequality. Does…
Nobody Should Rely on Charity to Eat
Last year I worked with the National Education Union to produce a Child Poverty report for my Wansbeck Constituency. Its findings were stark. As always, the figures told their own…
70 Years On: Protect Our NHS
Last week the National Health Service celebrated its 70th birthday to much fanfare and celebration. The NHS has been described as one of the greatest social achievements of the 20th…
The Panama Papers reveal deep problems at the heart of our economy
The Panama Papers –the biggest tax leak ever – have proven without doubt that hundreds and thousands of individuals and corporations are using tax havens to limit their tax liability…
The 2023 Autumn Statement: Tackling Inequality, or Business as Usual?
The day has arrived: Philip Hammond’s first statement as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Most of you probably won’t be too excited about this prospect – and I don’t blame you.…
Privatising Network Rail is a disastrous idea
Britain is fast becoming an island of ideological obstinacy with the risk of becoming a global laughing stock. This isn’t because of our ruling class’s predilection for porcine fancies, but…
Labour’s “Business manifesto” – a work in progress?
This article comes in response to the launch of Labour’s business manifesto – A Better Plan For Business – on Monday 30th March. Ed Miliband’s speech on Monday to launch…
Housing White Paper: Our Panel Reacts
This afternoon the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid presented the long-awaited Housing White Paper to the House of Commons. Here are our panel’s initial thoughts.…
VIDEO: The Great British Rip Off
Class, unionstogether and the Trade Union Group of MPs (TUG) collaborated on a series of regional events to discuss the living standards crisis and the steps that you think should…
Budget surplus target plays politics with economic growth
Is it possible that anybody thinks the budget surplus law apparently to be announced in the Mansion House speech is about anything other than politics? It’s definitely stupid economics. Inevitably…