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Will we pay the price for the Budget’s lack of ambition?
Mike Clancy · 5 March 2021
This week’s budget lacks ambition and, despite some good measures, falls short of…
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A history of women and trade unions
Anna Phillips · 5 March 2021
Looking back at some key milestones led by women in the trade union movement that have…
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Health and safety is the key to reopening the economy
Mike Clancy · 26 February 2021
The success of our economic recovery is dependent on maintaining workplace safety for…
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With right support hydropower can play a bigger part in road to Net Zero
Dean Mannion · 24 February 2021
Hydropower could yet play a much bigger role in helping the UK achieve its emissions…
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Policy failures should shine a light on education centralisation
Warwick Mansell · 9 February 2021
Are pupils’ education and welfare being damaged more than they could have been, in the…
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Reform of public sector exit payments likely to be delayed
Joe Anderton · 9 February 2021
New government regulations on further reform of exit payments are likely to be delayed,…
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Why we should start using pronouns
Claire Mullaly · 4 February 2021
Have you seen somebody with he/him, she/her or they/them on their email signature…
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Working longer hours from home: can we find the off switch?
Andrew Pakes · 3 February 2021
Compared with before the pandemic, we’re working for an extra two and a half hours each…
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The climate emergency is a trade union issue
Paul Stewart · 3 February 2021
Prospect rep Paul Stewart writes about his work on the frontline of the climate emergency…
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How trade unions can help the self-employed in the post-coronavirus world
Tom Railton · 2 February 2021
The world of work is changing under our feet. Whether it is the rise of automation, or the…
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