I’m speaking on this subject this afternoon at 5pm at Athens Concert Hall in a meeting organised by the Socialist and Democratic group in the
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I guess it’s not too late to mention I had a piece in Comment is Free yesterday under the above title. Written in haste in
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I'm not the world's most enthusiastic traveller. I travel, more than I want. It's part of my job. It's why I am in Athens this
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It’s often said that tax havens are a part of life and there’s nothing we can do about them. That’s not true, as a new
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The BBC put out the following tweet this morning: 1 in 5 UK workers is not paid enough to provide a basic standard of living,
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I noticed this tweet this morning from the Wall Street Journal: More Americans are postponing retirement. 30% of middle-class workers plan to work until their
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I’m on the advisory board of CLASS and so am pleased to share the following even though I can’t be there: Class Parliamentary Launch – Why Inequality Matters 5.30pm,
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From the rippoedoffbritons blog (with permission):

As the Observer has reported today, based on work from the Resolution Foundation, for many parents the cost of childcare now makes work uneconomic. There are many dimensions to this:
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