George Osborne has been given a black eye on the eve of his autumn statement by employers almost universally rejecting his plan to offer workers company shares in return for abandoning many of their employment rights. The chancellor plans to announce on Wednesday that he will press ahead with the proposal, with some small adjustments. … Continue reading
Upwards of 200,000 Britons didn’t suddenly decide they don’t want to work when David Cameron got his loafers under the Cabinet table. And hoards more young people didn’t wake up and think employment, education or training weren’t for them. The dole queues stretch 2.67 million back because the ConDem Coalition just isn’t working. The Chancellor, … Continue reading