November 2011
Why won’t the government walk the walk when it comes to unpaid internships?
Gus Baker, co-director of Intern Aware, writes about how the government needs to start acting on its harsh words on unpaid internships.
Australia’s climate change legislation passes the final test in the Senate
Will Fitzgibbon writes about Australia’s carbon tax passing its final legislative hurdle.
Huge uncollected funds could transform UK broadcasting
BECTU’s Gerry Morrissey argues that OfCOM is missing a golden opportunity to revolutionise the funding model of British TV.
FT slam dog-whistle May’s “preference for popular pandering over rational policy”
The FT has hit out at “the true scandal” of a fear-based immigration policy today, attacking the “preference for popular pandering over rational policy”.
Report warns families face being “impoverished” by coalition’s welfare reforms
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs writes about the disproportionate effect the welfare reforms will have on poverty in Wales and Scotland.
Ken v Boris: Six months out, Livingstone steps up the pressure on transport and crime
The London Mayoral elections are now just six months away; to mark this point in the campaign, Labour’s Ken Livingstone unveiled several new policy developments.