Talking about a revolution?

Making sense of the debate on the pandemic and its long-term impact on…

‘Stop calling me a ‘loser’ and start doing something instead’

Where has income mobility been rising fastest? Britain.

Time to change the narrative.

Another report on social mobility, another round of gloomy headlines. The story writes itself and concludes, inevitably, with a ritual lament about the social stagnation of…

The sticking power of false narrative

Work is being revolutionised. The era of the career is over. Robots will increasingly render humans redundant — half of today’s jobs are likely to go over the next decade. The transformation of working lives means we’re all destined to become multiple-jobbers and…

Churchill, the crisis and a better deal for Britain’s low paid

Preparing for a decade of economic change: lessons from the era of White Heat

Give me my reputation back

Portability, monopsony and the platform economy

‘What has capitalism done for you lately?’ was the question running through recent Labour and Conservative party political get-togethers. Conference halls reverberated to the…

New shocks and old sins: economic adjustment in the age of automation and Brexit

Every week we hear about new threats — via trade, tech, or shifts in consumer preferences — that will put the careers of one group of workers or another on the line. People and places are…

The future of trade unionism and the next generation

On the face of it you might think that the future is full of potential for trade unions. Four in five people in Great Britain think that trade unions are “essential” to protect workers’ interests. Public concerns over low pay have soared…