private sector
How the Olympics privatised your mouth
With the Olympic Games coming to London this summer, Alex Hern covers the slightly overbearing brand protection employed by LOCOG. Just don’t say 2012...
The coalition continues its ‘women problem’ by taking away our pensions
Liz Snape explains why women are feeling the pinch from government's attempts to steal away their pensions
Hutton repeats his big fat lie on public sector pensions
Alex Hern rebuts the Conservative government’s pensions tsar John Hutton’s lies, lies and lies over public sector pensions.
Looking behind the headlines in today’s employment figures
Today’s job figures are good, but the news on public sector employment is turning gloomy much faster than expected - and there are quite a few other worries.
Coalition cuts spending; families cut food, healthcare, kids clothing…
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis reports on new research revealing families are cutting back on food, healthcare and kids clothes due to government cuts.
Daily Mail’s baseless ‘pay apartheid’ slur on public sector
The Daily Mail has mounted its highest of horses this morning, attacking the public sector over higher average pay than the private sector.