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It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry; that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet; or that citizens'... →
The implication that women work for pin money and can manage on a worse pension, presumably by relying on husbands, riles. But even more galling for... →
My first hero, as a teenager, was James Connolly. I remember discovering that he was a feminist, and that was an eye-opener, coming from a man of... →
The backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union laws - already among the toughest in Europe - harsher still. And parts of... →
The dominant economic approach of the last thirty years is now on its last legs. Letting the market rip and an indifference to inequality are now... →
There is nothing that says unions have a God-given right to be there. We have to work at it and make ourselves relevant to every section of the... →
There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome... →
A business is good if it gives a decent day's reward for a decent day's work, treats people decently, and gives them a voice at the top.
I'd be happy to have regular face-to-face meetings at Downing Street with David Cameron to argue the case for alternative economic policies.
Although there's a lot of focus on the Lib Dems, we need to keep our eyes on the far right of the Tories, who I suspect will become increasingly... →
Washing dishes as a 17-year-old in an Oxford college and seeing the privileged lifestyles of the undergraduates there convinced me that a system that... →
My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone... →
I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer and an... →
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