low pay Articles

The art of opposition is to credibly oppose the government of the day while positioning yourself as a legitimate government-in-waiting. You need costed, credible policies to motivate activists and signpost the future direction of your government, but not so many as to...

The warning from the United Kingdoms’s four children’s commissioners that another 1 million children are at risk of poverty, as a result of further cuts, comes at a slightly awkward time for forecasters. Last week’s official data showing that poverty rates, except...

Today we are launching a major new report the state of the working poor in Liverpool. ‘Getting By? A Year in the Life of 30 Working Families in Liverpool’ takes the form of first-person testimonies from families with at least one parent in low-paid employment. The...

Roy Rickhuss responds to David Coats’ article The politics of work Looking at the reality for today’s workforce and listening to their concerns should be the starting point for mapping what the next Labour government should do to have an impact on the workplace of...