low pay
Low pay: the defining challenge of our age?
New figures from the ONS show that a quarter of workers earned less than £12,800 a year in 2012. James Plunkett of the Resolution Foundation has written an interesting piece for the Huffington Post, in which he argues that low pay is "fast becoming one of the defining economic challenges of our age".
Pennycook: The ‘squeezed middle’ hold the key to victory in 2015
All parties now agree that meeting the socio-economic challenges faced by Britain's low to middle income families is paramount. But how?
Lifting the lid on Low Pay Britain
The real challenge facing policy makers is not just improving the pay of those at the bottom rung of the ladder, but also helping people to climb up.
Miliband calls for social responsibility at the top and bottom
Ed Miliband will today commit Labour to tough action on those at the top and bottom who are not "showing responsibility" and "shirking their duty".