September 2011
UNICEF calls for Living Wage to enable better work/life balance
UNICEF today urged the government to support a Living Wage so parents don’t have to do multiple jobs on the minimum wage and can spend more time with their children.
Ex-Tory peer’s Pakistani/Bangladeshi smear ignores the evidence
Ex-Tory peer Baroness Flather’s assertion that Bangladeshi and Pakistani families have more children to chase benefits is baseless in evidence, reports Daniel Elton.
Fees, cuts… Is this what Cameron means by “giving young people back their future”?
David Cameron and Ed Miliband clashed over the economy at Prime Minister’s Questions today, following this morning’s horrendous unemployment stats.
New figures show women’s employment prospects the worst for decades
With the coalition’s efforts to win back female voters in the news, today’s new employment stats couldn’t have come at a worse time, writes James Plunkett.
The euro lurches towards the abyss – but does the Left have a Plan B?
With the eurozone engulfed in a semi-permanent state of crisis, Ann Pettifor outlines five steps the global Left can take towards a Plan B.
The truth about Nick Clegg’s capital spending cuts
Nick Clegg will today call for a “gear shift” in capital spending. But he cannot escape the truth about his […]