Politics – the one blood sport you have to take part in
The perhaps apocryphal advice given by Tony Blair to David Miliband was (supposedly): keep smiling out in front……
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The pay policy pressure cooker
As Fair Pay Fortnight begins, the unrelenting ferocity of this government’s assault on the pay of working people…
Out of touch and out of sight
So who did sign off that condescending and out-of-touch Twitter ad about beer and bingo? Well, it seems…
Narrowing polls have brought Labour’s anxiety out into the open
Earlier this week I asked why the Labour Party seemed so calm when there was so much to…
Why this disruption of our pensions will lead to another debt and housing bubble
Imagine if the government decided it was no longer going to tax you, and you were free to…
Rebalance the economy to workers and the regions
We heard this week from the Tories and Lib Dems how their economic plan is on track and…
Why “Powers for Purpose” is worth supporting
Two years ago, Unite, with our colleague unions and fellow delegates argued that the Labour Party – the…
In Focus: Stability and Prosperity Policy Commission
Working people across the country will have been hoping this week’s Budget would take action to tackle the…
Towards a people’s railway for Scotland
By Mick Whelan and Karin Christiansen As delegates meet this weekend for the Scottish Labour Conference in Perth, there are…
Europe lacks the energy to act in Crimea
Today, the European Council will sit down and discuss two things, the Crimea crisis and the EU energy policy.…
