Work & Trade Unions

23 Mar 22

Prison Labour is Rationalised as Rehabilitation. Here's the Truth

While prison labour has a long history, the immediate roots of this utilisation of prisoners as a contingent labour force can be traced back to the Coalition government formed in 2010.

Jon Burnett

Work & Trade Unions
Progressive Politics
Human Rights

Public Policy | Digested Read

15 Mar 22

The Missing Political Science of Pensions Provision

It is time for political science to take pensions policy more seriously, even if the public probably never will. If not, millions of people will be significantly worse off in later life.

Craig Berry

Political Parties
Work & Trade Unions
Progressive Politics

Political Economy | Blog

08 Nov 21

Why the Conservatives' Bond with Business is Weaker than Ever

The Conservatives' strategy is to build on Brexit by reaching for nationalistic excuses in the face of economic disruption, leaving its traditional allies in the business community fuming.

Deborah Mabbett

Conservative Party
Immigration
Work & Trade Unions

Political Economy | Journal article

06 May 21

‘Reopen the Coal Mines’? Deindustrialisation and the Labour Party

Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite

Work & Trade Unions
Labour Party

Government & Parliament | Blog

01 May 20

Inequity in the Government’s Coronavirus Response May be Inevitable, But we Should Still Challenge It

If the current coronavirus crisis is to bring an enduring advance in social solidarity, we should seek broader and more robust principles for both contributing to and drawing from the common pool of fiscal resources.

Deborah Mabbett

Work & Trade Unions
Covid-19
Health, Education & Welfare

Political Economy | Blog

09 Apr 20

Is it Really Possible to Resurrect Sectoral Collective Bargaining and Restore Trade Union Power?

Since 2017 the Labour party has proposed mandatory sectoral collective bargaining as a comprehensive strategy to rebuild the trade union voice. But how feasible is this approach?

Peter Ackers