Latest Covid-related mess overshadows the PM’s plan to curb obesity
Cue the Rocky montage. The PM wants us all to get super fit and healthy. Today sees the…
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WATCH: Labour accuses government of making Covid decisions in “chaotic way”
Nick Thomas-Symonds has criticised the government for making decisions in a “chaotic way that doesn’t breed confidence” and…
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…
Is a four-day working week unrealistic – or a bargain?
Labour’s four-day week – or 32-hour week as John McDonnell would prefer it to be described – became…
How can we better regulate digital platform capitalism to protect workers?
There are now 70 million people around the world who find work through digital platforms. In the UK,…
Universal basic income won’t solve the problem of automation
If you flip over your Labour Party membership card, printed on the back is Labour’s defining mission, as…
It’s not just the left Chuka: the whole world is waking up to the universal basic income
Yesterday the former shadow cabinet minister Chuka Umunna used a speech to the German British Forum to condemn the idea…
Chuka Umunna lays into left-wingers’ plan for universal basic income
Chuka Umunna will today launch a lengthy attack on one of the key economic reforms demanded by supporters…
Stephen Timms: The cruelty of universal credit drove one woman almost to suicide
The universal credit roll-out was supposed to finish last month. A green paper published by the Department for…
Prospect: It’s time to reinvent trade unions for the age of the freelancer
According to the latest ONS figures, self-employment is now at a record high. This growth in freelancing and…
