Carillion was in dire financial trouble. Why did the government keep awarding it contracts?
The Tories and the company’s auditors have massive questions to answer.
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To avoid more collapses like Carillion, put workers on company boards
It’s board had no employees or other stakeholders on it, who might have raised red flags about the company’s activities.
To transform our society we need to radically reform the language of business
We need a new vocabulary of commerce that recognises the role of workers and society in business, not simply profit.
Here are 10 steps to reverse inequality in the UK in 2018
Corporate pay at the top continues to skyrocket whilst average wages stagnate. Let’s do something about it.
Stricter regulation for Uber is a victory for gig economy workers everywhere
The company is gradually being forced to take its responsibilities as an employer seriously.
The Chancellor thinks disabled workers aren’t productive. Here’s why he’s wrong
Last week Philip Hammond effectively blamed the UK’s productivity problem on disabled workers, which is not only offensive but also incorrect.
The government’s latest cure for financial economic crime is another placebo
The government launched a new agency for tackling financial crime today. It will make little or no difference though. Here’s why.
The government ‘named and shamed’ 260 exploitative employers today. But what about public sector workers?
The government’s investigation into employers paying less than minimum wage failed to look at the unpaid work done by an estimated 2 million public servants.
The EU claims it’s getting tough on tax evasion – this couldn’t be further from the truth
Their new blacklist of 17 countries omits the nations where most of the world’s offshore wealth is hidden.
Brexit shambles: leaving EU impact studies don’t even exist, the Tories just admitted
David Davis just said the government has not investigated the economic impact of Brexit — they’ve been lying to Parliament all along.