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Issue 28 // 23rd July 2024
At the start of a new government, the latest issue of the Futures of Work blog considers what Labour can or should do to address the myriad problems they have inherited, and turn their slogan of change into actions both for those in work and those unable to work. Read more of the article
Issue 28 // 23rd July 2024
On the Futures of Work blog, Ellie Farmahan describes the success of Living Wage UK in putting £3 billion into the pockets of workers over the last 20 years, and what still needs to be done to ensure more workers have security and enough to live on. Read more of the article
Issue 28 // 23rd July 2024
On the Futures of Work blog, Martin Quinn argues that place matters in regional development priorities if interventions are to be effective in growing work opportunities outside London. Read more of the article
Issue 28 // 23rd July 2024
On the Futures of Work blog, Katy Jones highlights how the existing ‘any jobs’ approach to welfare taken by successive governments pushes people into poor-quality work which they then often struggle to get out of. Read more of the article
Issue 28 // 23rd July 2024
Frederick Harry Pitts shows that policies like the New Deal for Working People and their potential for accelerated rollout offer Labour a chance to campaign effectively, turning narrow marginal wins into secure Labour seats for a second term. Read more of the article
Issue 27 // 29th April 2024
Takis Iliopoulos considers how local suppliers, even in countries with low wages and labour standards, can wield power from their critical position in global supply chains. Read more of the article
Issue 27 // 29th April 2024
Malte Laub considers the effect of austerity on the role of the police, who are now having to act as teaching assistants and mental health support workers, and pick up the pieces of a failed welfare state. Read more of the article
Issue 27 // 29th April 2024
Gregory Tsardanidis looks at the power of boycotting in the digital age, when used by workers fighting unfair employment conditions. Read more of the article
Issue 26 // 19th January 2024
At the start of an election year of debate on migration, the latest issue of the Futures of Work blog provides a sober alternative to the anti-immigration rhetoric we’re likely to see in electoral campaigning. Read more of the article
Issue 26 // 19th January 2024
Clare Boden considers the diverse makeup of the West Midlands. Each year the West Midlands CA supports over 12,000 refugees and migrants through adult education, integration into the workplace and support with setting up businesses. Read more of the article
