Osborne’s mini-budget takes £1.7bn from women
Alex Hern runs through the latest issues the government is having with gender equality
Social Justice
New video from the Fair Pay Network makes the case for a living wage
The Fair Pay Network has launched a new video as part of its campaign to push for a living wage in the UK.
Public sector pensions no more gold-plated than those in private sector
Nigel Stanley lays out the details on the difference between public and private sector pensions, and shows that like for like, they aren’t that different.
$3.1 trillion lost to tax evasion globally; cost to Britain: £69.9 billion
New research today from the Tax Justice Network reveals tax evasion costs 145 countries, representing over 98 per cent of global GDP, US$3.1 trillion a year.
Record NEET figures the result of Osborne’s ignorant, short-sighted ideology
The number of young people not working or learning is now at record levels and there is little to suggest the situation will improve, says Sally Hunt.
Cable falls in line with Beecroft’s anti-worker voodoo economics
Alex Hern reports on Vince Cable’s announcement of his and his department’s support of Conservative donor Adrian Beecroft’s anti-worker employment reforms
‘Workers are children, and if you don’t like high pay, move to Cuba’
Alex Hern covers the extraordinary comments of Dr Heather McGregor, who thinks workers are basically children, and that if you don’t live in Cuba, you shouldn’t have a say in how your company is run.
Huhne must do more than talk to help the poor this winter
Charlie Samuda runs through the problems with the coalition’s cutting of the “warm front” program, which helped the poorest in society heat their homes.
Rhythmix: social rights, corporate wrongs, and the X-Factor trademark battle
Mark Davyd explains how Simon Cowell attempted to wreck his charity by copyrighting a name they’d used for years, and is now making them pay £8,000 fees.
Forget “child poverty”; just fight for a decent childhood for all
Kate Bell and Jason Strelitz write about how best the government can achieve its aim of ending child poverty in Britain.