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The more unions try to push Ed Miliband, the more he is likely to resist. The...
Threatening strike action in November over public sector pension reform, the UK’s unions are flexing their muscles in a way not seen for many years. In the week of the Labour Party’s annual conference,...
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Dissecting the unions: the differences between unions and Labour’s ‘third...
With aggressive cuts currently being imposed on public services in most European countries, trade unions are again under the media spotlight, often criticised for strike actions and bullying behaviour....
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A bad week for Ed Miliband, the UK says No to a Robin Hood Tax, and the...
Danielle Moran, Paul Rainford and Amy Mollett take a look at the week in political blogging. Party polls Conservative Home’s Tim Montgomerie fears that the Conservative decontamination is not yet...
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The legitimacy of capitalism is again in doubt. Labour could use this...
Robin Archer previews an upcoming conference and public event on Ralph Miliband’s political legacy and how it might be able to inform future trends in the Labour Party – especially as it relates to the...
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The right to strike is an important one, but the public and private sectors...
Today sees the largest public sector strike since the 1970s. Tim Leunig argues that the ability for public sector employees to strike should be equal to their private sector colleagues – i.e. when...
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Today’s action is the largest since the General Strike. But unlike previous...
With today’s public sector strike still taking place, Matt Cole looks at the comparisons that have been between this action and that of the recent past. Public support for the reasons behind the...
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Osborne’s out of touch, Clarkson’s out of order and the British embassy in...
Avery Hancock, Danielle Moran, and Amy Mollett take a look at the week in political blogging. N30 Strike In the lead up to the public sector pensions strike, Liberal Conspiracy refutes the government’s...
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Miliband gets serious, Clegg is ‘petulant’ over Europe, and Morgan squirms at...
Chris Gilson takes a look at the week in political blogging. The parties On Sunday, Mike Smithson at politicalbetting.com looks at the widely differing results from recent ICM and YouGov polls – ICM...
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Trade unions are facing difficult circumstances but it is important not to...
In recent decades trade unions have undergone an apparent decline within OECD countries. Yet Elizabeth Cotton explains how the same period has also seen the rise of global union federations, which are...
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Ed Miliband’s proposed reforms to the relationship between the Labour party...
Ed Miliband was under intense pressure to take action and distance the Labour party from strong union influence following the selection scandal in Falkirk. Eric Shaw examines these proposals and argues...
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