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James Cleverly’s attack on 4-day week doesn’t go to plan after presenters give him some facts

Basit Mahmood
Today

‘Happy workers, less turnover, more profit. What’s your problem?’

James Cleverly

Zack Polanski calls on government to impose robust sanctions on Israel amid Lebanon bombing

Olivia Barber
Today

‘What is it going to take for this government to actually put robust sanctions on Israel?’

Zack Polanski launches the Greens' local election campaign

LFF editorial: Why do the right not care about the cost of keeping children in poverty?

Basit Mahmood
Today

The cost of child poverty extends beyond the physical and emotional hardship felt by children growing up in low-income families.

Children

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Outsourced Unison staff at UCL win better terms in time for Christmas

Fleur Doidge
22 October, 2019

University agrees to equalise pay, pensions and leave for outsourced workers, including an offer of two weeks of additional annual leave from 1 December.

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Parlour games and puff: the press are failing us on Brexit

Mary MacCallum Sullivan
22 October, 2019

What the UK needs is responsible journalism to hold politicians to account and insist that government actions are fully scrutinised, says Mary MacCallum Sullivan.

WTO Public Forum 2019 session 35 trade dialogues

WTO – no: 5 things every worker should know about digital trade

Laura Bannister
22 October, 2019

International e-commerce talks in Switzerland at the WTO are a chance to address inequalities, argues Laura Bannister.

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Four steps to take us to a green and fairer economy

Beth Farhat and Paul Nowak
22 October, 2019

Here’s how the TUC plans to ensure a just transition to net zero for workers.

Government accused of ‘economic vandalism’ over handing of Thomas Cook

Emma Burnell
21 October, 2019

The government could have saved money and jobs during the Thomas Cook crisis and chose not to.

What can the UK learn from Canada’s experience of legalising cannabis?

James Nicholls
21 October, 2019

One year on Canada’s legalisation of cannabis is working for some but needs improvement to correct historic injustices.

£14 Billion ‘wasted’ by the government on ‘botched’ outsourcing

Emma Burnell
21 October, 2019

New report shows waste of at least £14 billion based on 52 investigations by independent bodies including the National Audit Office and Parliamentary Select Committees.

Money down the drain? UK military training overseas is unfit for purpose

Rebecca Tinsley
19 October, 2019

One of the casualties of the Brexit saga is that major non-Brexit problems aren’t being examined. Military training overseas is no exception.

Prem Sikka: How companies use debt to line their pockets

Prem Sikka
18 October, 2019

Corporate debt and greed are going to sink the British economy, writes Prof Prem Sikka.

EXCLUSIVE: Extinction Rebellion supporters voted ‘overwhelmingly’ against tube shutdown going ahead

Josiah Mortimer
18 October, 2019

But the nature of organising in XR meant that ‘autonomous’ groups could go ahead and do it anyway. Cue public backlash.

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