Corporations rely on a healthy functioning society but think they shouldn’t have to pay for it
And acting on this neo-liberal view, the Tory government are all too happy to cut their taxes.
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The leaked Brexit impact papers make the case for a second referendum stronger than ever
The official analysis shows Britain will be worse off under every Brexit outcome. Now the public know the facts, it would be fair to give them another vote.
It’s not just the economy: here’s how London’s communities will be hit by Brexit
A new report reveals the unseen impact that quitting the EU will have on communities.
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.
Create three million employee-owners to reduce inequality now, says think tank
Are new ownership models, that give people a stake and a say in the economy, the best way to genuinely ‘take back control’?
You couldn’t make it up: Britain LOSING almost £350m a week because of Brexit
The most reliable estimate so far shows we’re losing almost exactly as much as what Brexiteers said we’d gain.
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.
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.
Here are the real reasons we have a productivity crisis in the UK
Our workforce is undereducated, exploited and demoralised – it’s no wonder productivity is dropping.
‘Austerity is nowhere near over’: IFS gives bleak assessment of budget
Things are going to get much worse, before they get better.