The case for everyone to be paid at least a living wage is overwhelming. One of the first political tricks I learnt was that when you look at a proposition, consider the exact opposite and see if it makes sense….
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The water industry isn’t one that is normally associated with super profits and dodgy practices, but the latest report from the New Policy Institute raises some serious questions about what is going on in the various water companies. …
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Yesterday’s labour market statistics and budget should give everyone pause for thought. There has been no economic growth for five years, since the financial crash began in early 2008. GDP has been broadly static, in both Wales and the…
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The Bevan Foundation’s latest report, Women, Work and the Recession, solves the puzzle that has been exercising commentators for some time. The rise in employment has been described as “a riddle” in the Independent and as suggesting there is something “seriously wrong” with…
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Scarcely a week goes by without a claim being made about whether women or men have been hit hardest by the recession in Wales. This report shatters some of the myths about women’s employment through a detailed analysis of employment,…
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