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November 17, 2020

Trade Unions in UK and Norway call for trade deals that deliver for workers

Any trade deal with the EU deal must not enable a "race to the bottom' on workers" rights, say unions
October 10, 2020

New global index shows failure to tackle inequality left countries unprepared for COVID-19

Governments’ failure to tackle inequality meant the majority of the world’s countries were ill-equipped to weather the pandemic.
September 22, 2020

UK, Australian and New Zealand unions call for trade talks to benefit workers

The union bodies express concern about the Comprehensive and Transpacific Partnership which contains no protections for workers’ rights or public services.
September 15, 2020

Plan for public service jobs to cut post COVID-19 unemployment, says TUC

The TUC identifies 600,000 existing public service vacancies and staffing gaps that government could unlock quickly to cut unemployment.
September 14, 2020

Connecting Scotland programme to help people get online

Connecting Scotland will give low income families and individuals an internet device with twelve months unlimited data and technical support.
June 10, 2020

Quakers join launch of Build Back Better campaign

Quakers in Britain are pleased to be co-launching Build Back Better, a new campaign for a green and just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 8, 2020

NAO report on managing PFI assets and services as contracts end

Important infrastructure could return to the public sector in an unsatisfactory condition when PFI contracts end, says the National Audit Office.
May 26, 2020

Firefighters demand a national moratorium on fire service cuts

Central funding for fire services in England has been cut by 30 per cent since 2013-14, while National Audit Office figures show similar cuts from 2011-2015.
May 22, 2020

UK can afford to keep fighting the COVID-19 crisis, say economists

The government can afford to invest in a broad-based recovery stimulus, according to economists in a discussion paper for the IPPR think. tank.
May 22, 2020

NAO report gives overview of UK government’s response to COVID-19

A new report by the National Audit Office provides an overview of the government’s wide-ranging response to COVID-19.