Is universal basic income possible here?
In Jarrow, where jobless men once marched for work, a radical experiment in free money is unfolding.
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In my renter’s mind, a broken boiler valve means I might have to rethink my entire life
I collect, compulsively, stories from friends of rents being raised in response to maintenance requests.
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Elon Musk and MrBeast are building sinister company towns
We should be extremely wary of the super-rich building “utopias” for their workers
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Why didn’t Huw Pill point the finger at “greedflation”?
The furore over the chief economist’s comments suggests the Bank of England should be more open about the causes of…
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The dystopian rise of supermarket discount security barriers
Record grocery prices mean staff apply discount stickers from behind security barriers, to protect them from desperate customers.
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Forcing sick people into work only makes the economy sick
It’s a vicious circle – aggravating illnesses only puts more pressure on the NHS.
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The number of bank holidays in the UK is lower than most countries in Europe
People in Malta, Austria, Iceland and Portugal typically receive around two weeks or more of public holidays. England and Wales…
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US rail workers get closer to a deal, and what they deserve
Interventions by Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden helped avert strike action, and an economic crisis.
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From the NS archive: Hay-making
14 June 1913: The secrets of a farm labourer’s life.
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UK wages have fallen behind European rivals
By 2018, UK incomes were just 9 per cent higher than in 2005, compared with 40 per cent in Germany…
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Why a four-day work week makes complete sense for businesses and the economy
A major new trial could bring benefits for companies as well as workers.
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“They make fun of us”: Government cleaners respond to the Sue Gray report
Long treated with contempt, Whitehall cleaners have dealt with vomit, faeces and bloodstains.
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Office clearout leaves Britain with more jobs than workers to fill them
So many people have left work or changed industry since the pandemic that for the first time demand for staff…
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“The price of getting to your job is astronomical”: Britain’s cost-of-working crisis
Employees are being hit by inflation, childcare and commuting costs — especially those who moved away to work from home…
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The fire-and-rehire policy used by P&O jeopardises millions of British jobs
Policies that enforce insecure work have become more widespread since the pandemic.
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P&O proves Brexit has failed on its own terms
800 crew members have been replaced by “cheap agency workers from eastern Europe” overnight.
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Cutting Covid support is a betrayal of the working class
Low-income workers have been given a bleak choice by the government: attend work while sick or risk falling into financial…
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The grey resignation: why the disappearance of older workers is an economic risk
There are now 208,000 fewer over-50s in the UK’s labour market than there were before the pandemic, and that’s a…
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From the NS archive: Our backs to the wall
16 April 1921: Industrial action has some of the characteristics of warfare.
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Insecure gig economy work more than doubles in five years
Gig economy workers now represent 15 per cent of the total workforce in England and Wales.
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