This cannot be the end for Covid support
The government has belatedly taken heed of trade union pressure for a short-time working scheme to support workers during the Covid-19 pandemic with the launch of the Job Support Scheme.…
Workers’ Rights Bill Could Tilt Scales Away from Bad Bosses
If you wanted to devise a system of employment rights that handed power to unscrupulous employers at the expense of low-paid insecure workers, the UK one is pretty much ideal.…
The media should not be concentrated in a few powerful hands
Throughout Europe a deterioration of media diversity has occurred in recent years. In Italy, Bulgaria, and Romania, there is a significant overlap of media, economic and political interests, while in…
The fight for decent, affordable homes must not be abandoned
One of Labour’s only successes in the General Election was, according to Ipsos Mori, increasing their share of the vote among private renters by 10 percentage points. Despite its flaws,…
Day 3: Student debt
Student debt, leaving university early and feeling uncertain about the future. Student debt came up in almost all of the interviews we conducted, which is unsurprising when you consider the…
The jobs figures: even if it’s a blip, it’s a worrying one
In the corridors of Westminster, you may hear a faint cackle, halfway between a laugh and a groan. Trace where it comes from and you’ll reach the door marked “Opposition…
Our big challenge – Solidarity in the face of insecurity
The text below is the opening keynote speech given by Lisa Nandy MP, at Class’s first national conference on 2 November, 2020 at Congress House. Please check against delivery –…
After Banning Letting Fees, Where Next for Housing?
Banning letting fees is going to lift a heavy burden from private tenants. But we’re going to have to be more imaginative and radical to tackle the root causes of…
What’s It Like to Work for Argos at Christmas?
I spoke to Steve Stockwell, a retail distribution worker at Argos and Unite the Union rep, about the challenges of working in retail distribution at Christmas, the problems of agency…
The myth of the end of workplace racism
On the same day that research from the House of Commons Library reveals that there has been a 49% increase in the long term unemployed since 2010 among young people…