Britain already has the most draconian strike laws in Europe
Calls are once again being made to tighten Britain’s strike laws. However Britain already has some of the most draconian industrial relations laws in Europe.
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Profit-driven pharmaceuticals are causing more harm than good
It’s high time we reformed the production of medications.
UN demands Vatican take action on child abuse
A UN human rights committee has published a scathing report denouncing the Vatican for its failure to take action against paedophile priests.
The end of Christianity in the Middle East?
Ed Jacobs reviews ‘The Silence of Our Friends’, by Catholic Herald deputy editor Ed West.
Osborne’s trumpeted ‘superior’ skills training programme doesn’t exist
Ministers admit George Osborne’s trumpeted “superior” skills training programme still hasn’t started .
The student loan sell-off is reviving the student movement
By 2015, the coalition will have landed another right hook on the collective jawbone of students and graduates with the planned privatisation of student debt.
We need restrictions on non-resident purchases of UK homes
London property is now seen in terms of its investment potential, rather than something that should be meeting a basic social need for the capital’s residents.
We need ambitious pension reform – and collective’s the way to do it
With less than half of the population saving enough for a decent income in retirement, we’ve got a living standards crisis on the cards.
Tackling inequality is not palatable to parts of the UK’s business community
Away from the rarefied atmosphere of Davos, the reality of tackling inequality is not at all palatable to elements of the UK’s business community.
How ‘insignificant’ really is 50p tax revenue?
So did the 50p rate of tax – introduced by Alistair Darling in 2009 – really raise a “statistically insignificant” sum, as the Independent’s editorial put it?