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Tories take hundreds of thousands from hedge fund managers while giving them a tax cut
The Conservative Party received over a million pounds in just three months from donors who had private dinners with David Cameron and other senior ministers. This includes £694,370 from donors in the financial sector, including hedge fund managers.
Opinion: British politicians’ apathy towards sweatshops
British politicians are happy to criticise domestic employment practices, but say nothing about the conditions of workers internationally.
Youth unemployment: experience of work does matter
Spencer Thompson explores the issue of youth unemployment and why it is more and more young people are struggling to gain employment.
Labour market still marked by serious weakness
The latest labour market statistics show some encouraging signs, but the headline figures disguise serious weakness.
The British public can see fracking is no answer
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party, argues that David Cameron’s desperation to “sell” fracking to a reluctant nation is making him look like a second-hand car salesman with a real clunker on his hand
Opinion: Islamic Apostasy Laws – A Big Disgrace in the 21st Century
Nahla Mahmoud writes about apostasy laws around the world, what they are and why they shouldn’t exist in the twenty-first century.
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The day rail commuters hate
Today the Office for National Statistics publishes July’s inflation figures and we see how much train fares will go up from January next year.
Wages stagnate – UK now in the Euro relegation zone
The media might be talking about “booming Britain”, but the reality for millions of workers is very different. New data shows how far wages have fallen in the UK.
The clock is ticking on surveillance
Katrina Gajevska, vice-chair of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights, explains the threat from the Communication Data Bill, known as the ‘Snooper’s Charter’.