Archive for May, 2009

The Myth of Middle Britain

Thursday, May 28th, 2009 by ukpp Posted in Livelihoods | No Comments »

Politicians and the media are fond of Middle Britain, but do they know who they're really talking about? Find out how close you really are to Middle Britain with the TUC's Middlebritainometer. Then have a look at the TUC's new ...

MPs’ expenses reflect wider problems in society

Monday, May 18th, 2009 by Clare Cochrane Posted in Equality | 1 Comment »

It's been difficult to escape the blanket press coverage of the MPs' expenses scandal but, while the media have had plenty to say about our elected representatives, one important issue has been conspicuous by its absence. What this is really ...

Reform is needed to stop the exploitation of migrant workers

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in Migrants | No Comments »

I enjoyed listening to the report on Radio 4 about the impact that the recession is having on Polish migrants. Interestingly, they found that contrary to earlier speculation, many Polish migrants are remaining in the UK - there is ...