On the front line of the pay squeeze
Living wage week is an opportunity for many of us in public services to raise awareness about the…
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Building a coalition of the unwilling: why splits on the deficit are still hurting Labour
While immigration may be boring itself into all current political discourse, attention will soon be back on the…
The pro-choice majority needs to mobilise against intimidation
Nestled in a quiet street in South London is a small GP practice mostly offering mother-and-baby clinic services.…
It’s time to put funeral poverty on the agenda
The death of a loved one is one of the greatest challenges we experience, and one that few…
Living Wage week – a time to think about the care challenge Labour needs to address
Living Wage week is when we celebrate the fact that tens of thousands of low paid workers are…
Osborne is right (on this one issue) – Greater Manchester needs a Mayor
I don’t make a habit of praising Tory Chancellors – and there is plenty to criticise the current…
A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work
By Liz Kendall and Richard Watts Entrusting the care of a loved one to a paid professional can…
We can’t wait another 120 years for a living wage
From the Ritzy cinema in London to Care UK in Doncaster, employee-led campaigns calling for the living wage…
The 40% strategy doesn’t have to be a fantasy
My friend Hopi Sen wrote one of his thoughtful analyses of Labour’s current position last week. He correctly…
Four lessons from Merkel’s Slapdown of Cameron
Yesterday’s political news was dominated by a very public slap down of David Cameron by the German Chancellor,…
