Remember how the agency workers directive was going to take 500,000 jobs? Yeah, well…
Alex Hern reviews the effect of the Agency Workers Directive, and finds that the right were so very wrong about what it would do to jobs.
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Osborne in public: “I am not against Tobin taxes”; in private: “He remains unconvinced”
Alex Hern covers Osborne’s attack on an FTT, and questions whether his arguments against them are even internally consistent.
What has Europe ever done for us? Well…
Tony Burke runs through the many, many, many positive things the European Union has done for British workers.
There is a role for the Left in the EU, if it wants it
Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos argues that there is a role for the left in the EU, but it can’t take that up if it abdicates its voice.
Cameron should be counting the cost of his Eurosceptic appeasement
With 81 of the 305 Tory MPs voting against their government on the EU referendum vote, it is clear David Cameron cannot control the Eurosceptic Tory backbenches.
Tories may care deeply about Europe, but no one else does
Taking a look at four issues – economy, unemployment, immigration/ race relations and Europe, we can see that while over a third of those surveyed identified the economy, and both immigration /race relations score around ten per cent, the number of respondents who answer Europe is statistically insignificant.
While the Tories squabble over EU membership what’s the future for the euro?
While the Tories squabble over whether to take their ball and go home, Ben Fox reports on the future of the euro, arguing it requires Britain’s involvement.
Tories defend banks against Barroso, Europe, and reason
Alex Hern addresses the conservative reaction to the agency workers directive and the financial transaction tax, both proposals coming from Europe.
Secret trade agreement places western profit over global welfare
A little-known trade agreement due to be signed in Japan this weekend stands to wreck access to crucial drugs for much of the developing world, while risking freedom of speech in the developed. It has been written in secret becausetest
Judgement day approaches for the eurozone
Ben Fox explains where we are with the eurozone crisis, and argues where we should go next.