The four day week: Ending a century of economic ‘maladjustment’
“The four-day week gives everyone the gift, the resource, the power, of time, of choice”
Opinion
Prof Prem Sikka: Visiting pawnbrokers showed me just how much people are struggling during the cost of living crisis
‘My brief visits to pawnshops are by no means a scientific study, but they do provide a glimpse of the tragedies inflicted by years of maldistribution of income and wealth, poverty, inequalities and obsession of privatisation which has left many teetering on the edge.’
The scandal of executive pay means we need to democratise corporations
“We need to democratise corporations and have effective accountability embedded in law to secure equitable distribution of income.”
Liz Truss attacks British workers to deflect from Tory failings on the economy
‘The UK has serious problems of skills and low productivity, but they require policies. The idiotic worker-bashing comments by Liz Truss make headlines but offer no analysis of the problems or durable solutions.’
Too many disabled people lack the social care support they need to thrive. A National Care Service must change that
‘For all the progress our country has made, largely under Labour governments, there are still too many disabled people of all ages who are locked out of everyday life’
With the climate crisis at our door, the Tories are fiddling while the earth burns
Heatwaves, drought and floods should be triggering radical action on the climate. The next Tory leader looks like they’ll only make things worse.
There can be no negotiated end to the war that sees Putin annexing more Ukrainian land
“Giving Putin more Ukrainian land now would not only radically undermine Ukrainian sovereignty but also unravel the post-World War II international system more generally. If Russia is allowed to forcibly annex neighbouring territory, what is to stop other countries from doing the same?”
Diane Abbott MP: There is a fundamental right to strike and a human rights lawyer should support that
‘The Labour Party and the labour movement came into being through protest, some of it illegal at the time as our commemorating the Tolpuddle Martyrs testifies. ‘
Diane Abbott MP: Why you should support the Grassroots 5 in Labour’s NEC election
‘The NEC election is an opportunity to put grassroots activists, who will fight for Labour to change direction, on to our leading body.’
Bad bosses can’t beat the law
Whether it’s agency staff, bypassing collective bargaining rights, or fire and rehire, workers can use the law to fight back.