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Time for a business rates alternative

Which one of Labour's ideas for business will the Tories pinch next, asks Ibrahim Dogus Small and medium-sized enterprises are already facing an unprecedented set of challenges with Brexit looming and all the instability associated with it. Prices are rising,...

Rebranding poverty pay will not solve the problem

With so many people experiencing in-work poverty, low pay appears to be an issue the Tories are unwilling to tackle, writes Kate Dearden As the living wage week comes to an end, the Living Wage Foundation has announced there are now over 3,600 employers in the United...

A living wage hub

This week Heathrow became the UK's first airport to be accredited as a living wage employer. Parmjit Dhanda says the knock-on effects will be huge The fight for more jobs and better wages has been intrinsic to the values of the Labour party throughout its history. As...

Eradicating low pay

Offering incentives for businesses to pay the living wage has shown to be an effective way for councils to work with private sector to enact transformational social change, writes Dan Crawford When I had the privilege of being elected onto Ealing council for the Acton...