Poll exclusive: What are the barriers to fair work?
Unequal pay, discrimination and lack of opportunities for career progression are the top three barriers to workplace fairness, a new poll reveals today.
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Osborne’s dash for gas will worsen fuel poverty
Autumn Statement 2012: George Osborne’s ‘Dash for Gas’ is not only environmentally ruinous but will also worsen fuel poverty, writes nef’s James Angel.
Osborne is right to listen to Heseltine, but he can still do more for cities
Alexandra Jones of Centre for Cities outlines the three most relevant areas of the autumn statement for cities.
Osborne’s silence on child poverty speaks volumes
There is a telling silence in the chancellor’s autumn statement documents today – and that is the lack of any reference to child poverty, writes Alison Garnham.
What will the autumn statement mean for transport?
Sian Berry, of the Campaign For Better Transport, looks at the potential impact of the coalition’s outlook on transport ahead of the autumn statement.
Adonis: Dither, delay and failure are costing the economy
Lord Adonis, Labour’s infrastructure and growth spokesman in the House of Lords, writes about the government’s failure to get the green economy going.
Comment: Leveson: Who guards the guardians?
After the publication this week of the Leveson Report, Dr. Kailash Chand OBE looks at the moral issues lett out by Brian’s recommendations.
We must all fight the deadly ignorance about Type 1 diabetes
Fiona Twycross AM writes about what needs to be done to fight the discrimination surrounding Type 1 diabetes.
Comment: Boris’s ‘workfare’ programme represents a shameful lack of care for young people
Even after the very public failings of the government’s Work Programme, Boris Johnson is pushing forward with his own mandatory work experience scheme.
Analysis: The nature of power in Egypt
As Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi moves to grant himself broad powers over the judiciary, Quilliam’s Maajid Nawaz poses serious questions of his motives.