Posts by Ruwan Subasinghe
Ruwan writes for Left Foot Forward on workers’ rights and trade unions. He is an in-house lawyer at the International Transport Workers’ Federation, a Global Union Federation of 779 transport trade unions representing over 4.6 million workers worldwide. He writes for Left Foot Forward in a personal capacity.
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Most read this week
- NAO report reveals how Branson ‘Glazered’ taxpayer on Northern Rock
- Balls: Osborne’s “we’re all in this together” economic mission has failed
- The two faces of the Tories on sport: Embracing the Games while closing swimming pools
- Tory MSP: Cameron thinks we’re an “irrelevance” and are “just not on his radar”
- OBR chief: “No evidence” Osborne’s 50p tax cut will promote growth
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A rocky road for the labour market – Joe Sarling, Shifting Grounds
Living wage – coming to a city near you – Gavin Kelly, New Statesman
An alternative Queen’s Speech – Ray North, All That’s Left
How my riots tweet landed me in hot water – at taxpayers’ expense – Mike Harris, Comment is free
Too fast, too slow – how the passing of time is shaping politics for Cameron and Miliband – Gavin Kelly, New Statesman
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