The Albanese government has begun to rebuild Australia’s shattered Public Service. The government’s fate depends significantly on it — but there’s much still to do. For almost half a century, the balance of power and influence in government has shifted inexorably from the public service to ministerial advisers. The change has had profound implications for Continue reading »
Employment
Less than 5% of people with learning disabilities are employed, while 86% want to be. The Government must think about which Brits it values as being worthy of work
The Employment Rights Bill continues to face huge opposition from some employers
Behind the noise and spats in No 10, the Government is pushing ahead with laws that could define its time in office
By Neil Wilson. Reposted with permission from Neil’s New Wayland article. The strike action by UK junior doctors has an unreal quality. It lacks the media and political actions …
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As legacy media dies we seek its phoenix. With the new financial year comes a welcome slump in begging e-mails for newsletter subs. Not just from the spare room laptoppers but also the towering universities that pay their vice chancellors millions yet want the public to fund an editor. Appeals stress reading is free but Continue reading »
‘New Keynesian’ unemployment — a paid vacation essentially! Lars P. Syll Both Real Business Cycle and New Keynesian models see unemployment as an accidental and…
I’ve just published Chapter 8 of my open access textbook. This new chapter focuses on women’s homelessness. An English summary of the new chapter can be found here: https://nickfalvo.ca/womens-homelessness/ A French summary of the new chapter is here: https://nickfalvo.ca/litinerance-chez-les-femmes/ All material related to the textbook can be found here: https://nickfalvo.ca/book/
There is no natural law stating that bullies have to dominate our lives. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th March 2024 The researchers claim to be surprised by their findings, but is it really so remarkable? A large and impressive study of children’s progress into adulthood found that those who display bullying and […]
The founder of a recruitment consultancy lifts the lid on what is it like to work with the Department for Work and Pensions