Housing associations should freeze their rents now – or face tenant strikes
In the middle of the coronavirus crisis, social landlords are hiking rents. The government needs to act swiftly.
Social Justice
Natalie Bennett: As coronavirus takes hold in jails, it’s time to free prisoners
The former Green Party leader on prisons and immigration detention centres amid the coronavirus crisis.
Missing voices: Why asylum seekers are uniquely vulnerable in the coronavirus crisis
For the wellbeing of everyone, it’s vital that asylum seekers receive the protection and welfare they need.
Hotels challenged to offer sanctuary to domestic abuse victims amid coronavirus crisis
“Hotels have an opportunity to throw a lifeline to vulnerable women and children when they need it the most.”
Let’s look at the fine print of the Chancellor’s self-employment package
The support package for self-employed people is riddled with holes, writes Prof Prem Sikka.
Coronavirus response: The government’s plans for renters are a total betrayal
The ‘ban on evictions’ is nothing of the sort, writes Kevin Gulliver.
Coronavirus crisis: Government confirms legislation on its way to stop renter evictions
But it looks like there’s no help to cover rent payments.
We need to talk about corporate greed when it comes to stopping coronavirus
Intellectual property law expert Alan Story says we must learn from the Polio epidemic.
How a four-day week could fight the gender pay gap
A new book looks at the potential equalising effects of a shorter working week.
One in five nurseries and pre-schools lost a quarter of their employees to job pressures in 2019
Workers such as teachers suffering from years of government cuts are continuing to leave the industry.