Deliveroo Riders Force Accident Cover but Gig Workers Still Exploited
Deliveroo is in the news after it handed out £10m in shares to staff but not the couriers who deliver food. Arianna Tassinari, doctoral researcher in Industrial Relations at Warwick…
A Tory NHS is an NHS in crisis
The Conservatives have spat back at Labour’s claim that GP waiting times have worsened under their watch. A new Labour campaign poster evokes the 1979 “Labour isn’t working” image of…
A Decade of Missed Opportunities in Further Education
The last ten years has seen a consolidation of a set of trends in our education system that connect marketization and social division. Looking back, the 1988 Education Reform Act…
Introducing the Progressive Economy Forum
“Are you calling me stupid?” This is a natural response to anyone that says that we are not able to make informed political decisions. Brexit has of course made us…
First 100 days – Protecting Public Services
Protecting Public Services Dave Prentis Dave Prentis is General Secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest public services union. The future direction of our public services is up for grabs on…
Inequality – not just bad, it’s bad economics too
Some regular readers of this blog may be tempted to respond to the following “revelation” with a cry of “No shit, Sherlock!” But the evidence base is growing. And it…
An EU Perspective On Wage Inequality
In the years before the financial crisis of 2008, there was a significant reduction of overall EU wage inequality, driven by economic convergence between rich and poor Member States. The…
Looking ahead to the Autumn Statement
Tomorrow’s Autumn Statement will undoubtedly celebrate recent growth in GDP. The Office of Budget Responsibility will likely raise growth predictions. But the economy is still smaller than prior to the…
The latest cuts to legal aid are a further assault on access to justice
Criminal Lawyers across England and Wales are taking part in industrial action. It began with solicitors on 1st July and continues to grow; once barristers join the action in numbers…
Building back better? Not for the working class
This article was originally published in The Big Issue on October 12th 2021. Last week, in a speech branded “economically illiterate”, Boris Johnson insisted that the UK was transitioning towards…
Why we are striking
Thursday 10 July will be a magnificent display of trade union solidarity, as almost 1.5 million public sector workers take action simultaneously. Whether it’s local government or civil service pay,…