Tory hypocrisy over Archbishop’s intervention in employment politics
It was the most overtly political speech from an Archbishop of Canterbury for many years (although incumbent Justin Welby, and …
Category Archives: Zero hours contracts
Your at-a-glance guide to John McDonnell’s barnstorming conference speech
The least that can be said about it is that it will give the Tories plenty to deride at their …
This is Theresa May’s excuse for saying unemployment is at an all-time low
The only reason Theresa May was able to say unemployment was at its lowest since the mid-1970s, as she did …
Cameron’s lies show he must go NOW, not later – and all the other Tories with him
David Cameron took to the stage and lied bare-faced to a no-doubt hand-picked audience of hired-handclaps in the finale of one …
Another sick Tory joke: Zero-hours contracts for civil servants
Somebody should remind the Conservative Party of the old adage that if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. We certainly …
Cameron’s delight: school pupils suffering ‘Victorian conditions’
Don’t you just hate it when politicians rig the statistics to show ‘facts’ that are demonstrably untrue? According to the …
Miliband’s approval rating skyrockets
Here’s a little something you might not have noticed amid all the gossip about Nicola Sturgeon snuggling up to the …
Are zero-hours employers committing electoral fraud?
It seems there are rumours doing the rounds that employers who use zero-hours contracts are threatening their workforce with the …
Huge increase in zero-hour contracts – in a ‘booming’ economy?
Here are a few figures from the Office of National Statistics: Number of people employed on a “zero-hours contract” in their …
Conservatives would put unemployed on community service
It used to be a punishment for low-level criminals, but now David Cameron has admitted a future Conservative government would …