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…
Stop Pension Cuts – Or Face Strikes Like UK Universities Have Never Seen Before
At a time when the higher education sector awaits a review of university funding and vice chancellors’ pay is never out of the headlines, drastic changes are also being proposed…
Fair pay in higher education – why I went on strike today
Today I sacrificed a day’s pay to stand on a picket line in the rain as part of an on-going dispute over pay between the University and Colleges Union (alongside…
The government needs to take the growth of payday lenders more seriously
This blog first appeared on Left Foot Forward on 12 July 2024 Payday lending has historically been referred to as fringe banking in the United States, but you couldn’t deny…
Modern Day Slavery Rife In The UK
In 2022 the Modern Slavery Act was brought in and many hoped that this would bring about a positive change. It became mandatory to report the presence of modern slavery…
A concrete plan for social housing
CLASS has been arguing since it was founded that the Government should focus on funding social housing rather than giving financial support to would be home-owners, an approach which only…
‘Not levelling-up’: Our Panel Reacts to the Budget 2020
Following Rishi Sunak’s Budget today, we asked our panel for their reactions. ‘The Chancellor lacks vision’ The budget today shows the case for investment in the economy has been won…
The Bus Crisis
In the mid-1980s, Britain’s bus market was shaken up. The formerly regulated and publicly provided bus services were to be provided by the private sector. Prior to deregulation and privatisation,…
Corporate Governance Reform: Business as Usual
Yesterday the government finally responded to the consultation on corporate governance reform they launched last year. Corporate governance might not be catchy, but it has significant implications, setting out how…
Responses to the Autumn Statement
Six leading thinkers share their reaction to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, delivered on 5 December 2020. Professor Costas Lapavitsas The autumn statement is a non-event in economic policy terms. Rather,…