Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson's promises to "Level Up" the country are going nowhere fast, according to a damning new report by MPs
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USA plans to maintain high levels of oil and gas production until at least 2050 – so it can export freedom. Healthy ecosystems require integrity, not just biodiversity. Endangered slug runs circles around arty rivals. US oil and gas production has peaked and is staying high The USA is the world’s leading producer of oil Continue reading »
How germs made history. Greenhouse gas emissions keep rising but USA and Europe are still the major causes of global warming. Measles and malaria banish Muhammad and Mao Move over Alexander, Attila, Genghis Khan, Hannibal, George Washington, Napoleon and all your attention-grabbing mates. We’re rolling out the red carpet for Yersinia pestis, Variola major, Continue reading »
Yesterday, I wrote that the Jevons Paradox is a good explanation for the problems of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Today, I look at another theory – Goodhart’s Law – to explain what is wrong with Australia’s $3 Billion a year employment services sector. The recent Workforce Australia review labelled the system a failure. Continue reading »
The National Health Service is under threat unless the Government starts properly paying its workforce, reports Michaela Makusha
Severe cramp from work must be reported to the safety regulator - but not work-related suicides. Campaigners want action beyond Ofsted reform
Choosing unemployment: what of job seekers? – part 2 John Haly This is a continuation of part1 of the article by John Haly, which appeared…
When the Howard government privatised Australia’s Employment Services system it promised more innovative, effective and efficient services. Almost 25 years later, it’s clear that the giant experiment of full privatisation has failed. And the most vulnerable Australians pay the price. It’s harsh but true to say that Australia no longer has an effective, coherent national Continue reading »
Millions of workers in the multi-billion-dollar garment industry are being exploited, activists say. The families of Anjuara Khatun, 26, and Russell Howlader, 25, shot and killed by police during a recent garment workers’ protest for a fair minimum wage are not seeking justice for their lost loved ones. “Who would I file the case against? Continue reading »
The traditional parties of compassion – Labor in Australia, Labour in Britain, Liberals in Canada and the Democrats in the US – have come under attack from the left and the right for abandoning workers. The critique from the left, particularly the Marxist left, is that the parties of compassion have become preoccupied with socially Continue reading »