Comment ‘What is securonomics? Look to Germany and Sweden for clues, not just the US’ Labour’s annual conference starting this weekend will continue the party’s focus on promoting ‘securonomics’ as a response to… Andrew Pakes & Frederick Harry Pitts 5th October, 2023, 9:12 am
Comment ‘Labour smartly focuses on real AI threats, not just sci-fi hypotheticals’ AI will be powerful enough to kill humans within just two years according to the Prime Minister’s adviser… Andrew Pakes 6th June, 2023, 5:52 pm
Comment Labour can lay the groundwork for a labour market fit for the digital age With the government coming apart at the seams, digital rights at work may seem like a distraction. There… Andrew Pakes 20th October, 2022, 4:00 pm
Comment What Labour can learn from the dockers who sent Russian gas shipments packing The amoral and illegal sacking of 800 workers by P&O bosses this month captured the public and political… Andrew Pakes & Frederick Harry Pitts 31st March, 2022, 8:00 am
Comment Surveillance isn’t new – but it’s now a critical question for the future of work Over half of UK workers believe they have been subject to some form of surveillance and monitoring at… Andrew Pakes 3rd March, 2022, 3:02 pm
Comment Prospect: We must fight to ensure every worker has the right to disconnect The global pandemic has changed the national conversation in many ways. But for trade unions, perhaps no debate… Andrew Pakes 4th November, 2020, 4:35 pm
Comment The labour movement must be prepared for the age of the algorithm The fiasco around the calculation of A-Level results earlier this month clearly has huge implications for the young… Andrew Pakes 21st August, 2020, 2:01 pm
Comment New politics should be based on giving communities the ability to help themselves The latest Office of National Statistics figures showing the growing number of Britons earning less than the living… Andrew Pakes 15th October, 2015, 2:41 pm
Comment Transforming opportunities for a new generation Organising a fundraising community day; regenerating a secret garden; highlighting the range of conditions facing young people with… Andrew Pakes 14th August, 2014, 10:17 am
Comment In defence of the hunting ban Fox hunting remains as unpopular as ever with the British public, yet it looks like the Tories may… Andrew Pakes 17th March, 2014, 12:04 pm