To tackle the scourge of low pay, politicians can learn lessons from Brent council
During Living Wage Week we will hear much of why paying the Living Wage is the ‘right thing…
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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…
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…
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 should help companies pay a better wage to bring down our welfare bill
Today we’ve seen a procession of campaigners and politicians take to the news channels to tie themselves in…
Showing now at the Ritzy Cinema, Brixton: a local dispute of national importance
On Saturday, the Ritzy Picturehouse in Brixton was closed for the sixth time due to a series of…
This is what would be in Labour’s first Queen’s Speech
Today the coalition unveil their (rather meagre) Queen’s Speech. There are some large measures (pensions) and some laudable…
Union leaders call for living wage guaranteed by law
General secretaries from nine major trade unions have signed a letter to John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, urging…
The Living Wage has to be more than a photo op
The referendum on Scottish independence casts its shadow over every aspect of Scottish public life these days. This…
Labour should use the fairness test in formulating the next manifesto
I recently spoke at an event at which I was effectively the warm up act for two of…
