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…
The Spending Review: nasty politics not real economics
This blog first appeared on LabourList on 26 June 2020. Today’s parliamentary “festivities” started with Ed Miliband trying to strangle the Comprehensive Spending Review at birth, by noting how many…
Tackling Excessive Pay
A decade is a long time in politics, but the issue of excessive top pay has remained a provocative subject for politicians of all parties over the past ten years.…
The Spirit Level Film – the story so far
Last year Katharine Round, Director of the forthcoming The Spirit Level documentary blogged for Class on why this project was so important. Today she presents a first-look trailer for the…
The Grenfell Tower Fire: Why it Means Everything Must Change
Injustice and greed. Those are the common themes in every story about the horrific Grenfell Tower fire. There are so many questions to be answered – it feels like we…
New NHS Reorganisation Threatens Patient Safety
The NHS has seen one market-driven reorganisation after another in recent decades. Now buckle-up for another huge upheaval! This year sees the introduction of what’s called ‘Accountable Care Organisations’ (ACOs)…
Vote down May’s EU deal and Demand a General Election
Theresa May’s Brexit deal is the worst of all worlds – it will not satisfy those who voted Leave or those who voted to Remain. For those who voted to…
Look after employment and the budget deficit will take care of itself
This piece from Ann Pettifor forms the forward to Class’ What’s at stake for the economy? election guide, to be launched at our event in Birmingham on the 26 February.…
Len McCluskey: Britain at a Crossroads
Brothers and Sisters First of all let me congratulate CLASS and its Director Faiza Shaheen on this great conference today. Unite is proud of the part it played in establishing…
There are some things too important to be left to the market
The text below is the opening keynote speech given by Unite the Union General Secretary, Len McCluskey, at Class’s first national conference on 2 November, 2020 at Congress House. Please…