Green Politics
The labour market: employment gains but historic lows in earnings
The six-year real wage squeeze has no recorded historical precedent.
Unemployment down 146,000 to 2.02 million
Unemployment decreased by 146,000 in the three months to Juy 2014 to 2.02 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.2 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Too few people in Britain have a private pension
Figures released today show that almost half the population aged below retirement age had no private pension savings in 2010-2012.
Labour (finally) grasps the nettle on employment tribunal fees
The latest set of quarterly tribunal statistics confirm the ongoing evisceration of workers’ access to justice by the Coalition.
A strong recovery needs strong unions and public investment
When the share of wages in national income decreases, consumption decreases.
Payday loan broker firms: the next poverty scandal
For good reason payday lending has been subject to considerable scrutiny, but there's another problem to solve: that of broker firms selling credit applications to the highest bidding lenders