Can the UK afford the New Deal for Working People?
Time will tell if Angela Rayner's flagship policy commitment will bolster the power of the workforce, and drive economic growth.
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Labour’s employment bill is a vital opportunity for women’s rights
Now in government, the party must ensure its proposed legislation delivers on better protections for working women and incentivises the…
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Workers’ rights or growth? Another “tough choice” for Labour
Will pressure from business and their own economic priorities force Starmer and Reeves to dilute promised employment reforms?
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The Policy Ask with Jason Judd: “The UK’s Modern Slavery Act is not fit for purpose”
The executive director of the Cornell University Global Labor Institute on international workers' rights, President Lula, and being "less fox,…
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Will Labour’s New Deal for Workers fix a broken jobs market?
Internal rows over major reforms to employment law have captured headlines. But what impact will they have if implemented?
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Will Keir Starmer’s agreement with the unions last?
Labour is sticking by the New Deal for Working People for one big reason.
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We need universal access to occupational health
In the UK, 2.8 million people are off work due to sickness – businesses of all sizes must be supported…
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Elon Musk’s fight against workers’ rights
The billionaire is leading corporate America’s latest assault on working people.
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Labour should ignore corporate scaremongering over workers’ rights
The business lobby was wrong over the minimum wage and is wrong over the New Deal for Working People.
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The Research Brief: We need investment-led recovery to solve the productivity puzzle
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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Labour must be unashamedly pro-business and pro-worker
Delivering economic growth and prosperity means working in partnership.
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Trade union militancy will outlast the Tories
At the TUC conference in Liverpool, the gap between what the unions want and what Labour is offering is glaring.
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Labour still needs the unions
Angela Rayner’s lead on workers’ rights is keeping organised labour behind the party – for now.
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Could Angela Rayner’s TUC hero status backfire?
The Labour deputy’s reaffirmation of the New Deal for Working People means she can’t let unions down on workers’ rights.
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Two thirds of young people say work damages their mental health
Polling shared exclusively with Spotlight finds that most workers think their job does them harm.
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How AI can help unleash employee potential
With careful regulation, AI can move us to an economy truly based on our skills.
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Is universal basic income possible here?
In Jarrow, where jobless men once marched for work, a radical experiment in free money is unfolding.
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In my renter’s mind, a broken boiler valve means I might have to rethink my entire life
I collect, compulsively, stories from friends of rents being raised in response to maintenance requests.
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Elon Musk and MrBeast are building sinister company towns
We should be extremely wary of the super-rich building “utopias” for their workers
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Why didn’t Huw Pill point the finger at “greedflation”?
The furore over the chief economist’s comments suggests the Bank of England should be more open about the causes of…
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