The CLASS (Centre for Labour And Social Studies) Blog recently did a piece called 'What Is A Customs Union And Why Does It Matter?' With all the talk today this may answer a few people's questions. http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/customs-union
Economy: No Rate Rise without a Pay Rise
David Clarke, Policy and Advocacy Adviser for Positive Money, has written for the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) about how this is the wrong time for a rise in interest rates at a time when real term wages are going down. http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/no-rate-rise-without-a-pay-rise
Universal Credit: 6 Weeks is too Long to Wait
Ruth Lister is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University, sits on the National Advisory Panel of CLASS (Centre for Labour & Social Studies), and is a Labour Peer. Here she writes of the damage caused by making claimants wait 6 weeks to claim UC. http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/6-week-wait-for-universal-credit-is-not-a-delay-its-a-deliberate-and-damagi
Tory Conference: CLASS Respond to PM’s Speech
Beset by all manner of problems, Theresa May delivered the final speech at Tory conference this week. The Centre for Labour & Social Studies gives their response, choosing to focus on policy over delivery. http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/conservative-party-conference
Parliament: A Gentleman’s Club?
Laura Pidcock MP (North West Durham - Lab) has written for the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) regarding the protocols observed within Parliament. http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/its-2017-so-why-does-parliament-still-feel-like-a-gentlemans-club
Economics: A Decade on from The Crash
The Centre for Labour and Social Studies looks at what has changed since the great financial crash of 2007. http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/10-years-since-the-financial-crash-whats-changed
Employment: Public Sector Pay
Dan Durcan of the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) dispels some of the myths coming from the Tories regarding the Public Sector Pay Cap (PSPC). http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/the-conservative-myth-about-the-public-sector-pay-squeeze
Employment: CLASS Response to the Taylor Review
The Centre for Labour and Social Studies has released this review of the Taylor Report. http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices-our-panel-reacts1
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