‘Slow violence’ A review of The Department
Inside the government’s war on the disabled
Labour blames welfare claimants for unemployment
Liz Kendall is preparing to slash income support for the sick and unemployed
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A living wage for all
By Jeremy Dewar Workers in Britain are being hit by a triple whammy this month: inflation heading towards 5%; a
Furlough end threatens 1 million jobs
Mass unemployment and the scourge of long-term joblessness have returned.
Stop the third wave: no trade-off between lives and livelihoods
Coronavirus cases are surging once again.
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The unemployed struggles of the 1920s – We will not starve in silence!
HIstory of the National Unemployed Workers Movement.
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Bristol Trades Council to protest rising unemployment
Take this motion to your trade union or Labour branch.
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How capitalism causes unemployment
How Marxists explain the causes and consequences of unemployment under capitalism
Down with Universal Credit: a living wage for all
Every person should be entitled to a living wage
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The great jobs massacre has begun
As unemployment rockets, union rank & file and unemployed must launch fightback.
A million sign on in two weeks: the reality behind Sunak’s empty promises
In the last two weeks of March, 950,000 people successfully applied for the income support part of Universal Credit. The DWP has moved 10,000 backroom staff onto the frontline to cope with the 10-fold surge in demand
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Unpaid internships: an exploitive trick
Increasing numbers of young people are being forced to work for free as school leavers, college leavers and university graduates
Britain’s young jilted generation
SOME PEOPLE would have you believe that young people today are lazy and that they don’t care about education. Adverts