Coalition Britain: less Dragon’s Den, more a nation of odd jobbers
As with so many of the coalition’s claims of economic recovery, the seemingly buoyant labour market is hiding a much more fragile picture, writes James Bloodworth.
As with so many of the coalition’s claims of economic recovery, the seemingly buoyant labour market is hiding a much more fragile picture, writes James Bloodworth.
Shocking new figures from the Office for National Statistics show that British employers are using about 1.4 million ‘zero-hours’ contract.
The re-balancing of the economy which Osborne promised has been all but abandoned.