Comment We will legislate to protect gig economy workers and end the race to the bottom A wonder of the modern age is that almost any item imaginable can be ordered to arrive at… Justin Madders 19th October, 2022, 10:00 am
Comment Breaking strikes using agency workers is recklessly gambling with public safety The government’s move to replace skilled and safety-critical workers on strike, published today, is deliberately inflammatory. It is… Justin Madders 27th June, 2022, 5:06 pm
Comment HeartUnions week: Why Labour’s new deal for working people is so important This year’s HeartUnions week, 14th-20th February 2022, is a chance to tell the story about why unions are… Justin Madders 14th February, 2022, 8:00 am
Comment The Taylor review recommendations still haven’t been implemented – why not? It is now over 1,650 days, or four and a half years, since the Taylor review was published.… Justin Madders 18th January, 2022, 4:00 pm
Comment Patient care, not private profit. How we want to amend the health and care bill 73 years ago, a Labour government created the National Health Service. Its introduction transformed lives, giving access to… Justin Madders 7th September, 2021, 3:51 pm
Comment Labour must be prepared for when the shine wears off this government There were plenty of warnings that Hartlepool would be a struggle if you cared to look for them.… Justin Madders 12th May, 2021, 12:08 pm
Comment Our test-and-trace system is a long way off “world-beating”, Prime Minister As we have seen an easing of lockdown measures, a reduction in hospital admissions and the end of… Justin Madders 5th August, 2020, 1:05 pm
Comment How zoos epitomise the government’s chaotic approach to Covid You wouldn’t normally consider zoos to be at the heart of political debate but their treatment epitomises the… Justin Madders 15th June, 2020, 4:36 pm
Comment We need a fully-resourced plan for mass testing and contact tracing More than two months after the government said it was no longer necessary to identify every new case… Justin Madders 19th May, 2020, 5:44 pm
Comment Coronavirus is shining a spotlight on the perils of insecure work The perils of the gig economy and the increasing prevalence of insecure work have been intermittently on the… Justin Madders 6th March, 2020, 11:29 am