The Labor Market Is Improving, But The Public Still Hates It

Labour markets need state intervention

A freely functioning labour market is a fallacy. State intervention and institutional support are essential for inclusive growth

Mel Stride: Whilst Labour try to stop their own collapse we are focussing on growth and renewal

A big reason we lost our way in government was too often we failed to remember that the private sector is where growth will come from. Some in business thought Labour would be on their side. Most can now see that this Labour Party has no understanding of how business works. We do. The post Mel Stride: Whilst Labour try to stop their own collapse we are focussing on growth and renewal appeared first on Conservative Home.

‘Assault on aspiration’: Taylor rips into Albanese’s tax changes

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor denounces Labor’s tax changes as an “assault on aspiration” and ambition. “Australians are angry … they want a Labor government gone,” Mr Taylor said. “If they want a Labor government gone, they have to vote for the Coalition.”

Labor Can’t Be Treated as a Mere Voting Bloc — It Has Power To Reshape Society

Labor Can’t Be Treated as a Mere Voting Bloc — It Has Power To Reshape Society Maureen Fri, 06/26/2026 - 17:53

Why is the wage gap growing between men and women?

Why is the wage gap growing between men and women?

South Africa’s crises will not be solved by blaming migrants

The solution is real socio-economic change in the country, and the labour movement is best positioned to push for it.

Jobs Disappoint, Market Gives Two Cheers

Jobs Disappoint, Market Gives Two Cheers

Data Shows the Labor Market is Improving. So Why Are Americans Having a Hard Time Finding Jobs?

Data Shows the Labor Market is Improving. So Why Are Americans Having a Hard Time Finding Jobs?

Pressure mounts on U.K. PM Starmer to resign as Trump weighs in

Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising Reform UK, the Nigel Farage -led anti-immigration party.

No, Crypto Billionaires Buying Politicians Is Not the Same as Unions Representing Workers

How about this for false equivalence? Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh tried to compare trade unions that donate to the Labour party through the membership of its workers to cryptocurrency billionaires who donate enormous sums to politicians like Nigel Farage. But economist Faiza Shaheen pointed out that the two are not the same. She added that the Reform leader has “spent more time representing the interests of billionaires than he has for working class people”.

The money runs out: Socialism, on the rise in NYC, is being routed elsewhere

Follow the money, and it is clear why socialism is vanishing from Latin America and thriving in America's blue cities at the same time.

Labor force participation falls to 61.5%, the lowest in 50 years outside COVID, and economists say it’s not just people giving up

Economists have spent the past week arguing about why 720,000 people walked away from the labor force in a single month. Laura Ullrich, director of economics at Indeed Hiring Lab and a former Richmond Fed economist, says that rather than treating June’s slide to a 61.5 labor force participation rate—the lowest reading outside the pandemic []

Bernie Speaks at Texas Democratic Party Convention

Whether you're from Texas or New York, people are sick and tired of living paycheck to paycheck while the rich get richer. Our job: keep building a grassroots movement in every corner of the country to create a government that works for all, not the few.

Robot Seen on Street Begging for Change

Will even beggars lose their jobs in the future? The post Robot Seen on Street Begging for Change appeared first on Futurism.

Labor Can’t Be Treated as a Mere Voting Bloc — It Has Power to Reshape Society

It is necessary to put the capital-labor relation back at the center of left politics, says Costas Lapavitsas.

Lucy Powell Says Ed Miliband Would Be a ‘Good’ Chancellor

The Labour Deputy Leader added that speculation around jobs is “unedifying” and “tittle-tattle” and she is more bothered about jobs across the country. Obviously all the politicians care about is jobs Powell said there was no need for an election despite calling for them in the past: “What people need to see now is us

‘The government is at risk of killing off British car manufacturing’

Nearly two years into government, Labour still lacks a credible automotive strategy. Worse, it risks undermining the one The post ‘The government is at risk of killing off British car manufacturing’ appeared first on LabourList.

Democratic Party's Shift From Labor Unions to Faculty Lounge

Democratic Party's Shift From Labor Unions to Faculty Lounge

Winston Peters says no to Labour, so why do doubts remain? – The Front Page

Winston Peters says no to Labour, so why do doubts remain? – The Front Page

Fairytale economics holds the UK back

Without growth, mainstream politics is doomed. Burnham’s Labour must stop telling stories that hold it back

Labour market weakens despite stable unemployment rate

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What’s causing the white working-class ‘disadvantage gap’?

What’s causing the white working-class ‘disadvantage gap’?

Unemployment remains a national concern

Unemployment remains a national concern

“Anyone but Ed Miliband”: Why Britain’s Unions Hate Net Zero

Two of Britain’s most powerful unions oppose left-wing MP Ed Miliband’s bid to become chancellor. They fear the green transition could cost jobs in the oil industry, one of the few sectors where workers have consistently secured above-inflation pay raises.

The unfulfilled promises of Brexit: why the UK is worse off than before leaving the EU

Incomes have not risen, the welfare state has not improved, and bureaucracy has not decreased. Yet the same far right that cemented the Leave vote is stronger than ever before

NOLUNDI MATOMANE | Why applying for more jobs does not equal more employment

Custom CVs and cover letters can unlock recruiter attention

Between socialist and anti-Trump Democrats, one Texas candidate runs on restoring the rule of law

From New York City to Colorado, Democratic candidates who have run on socialist affordability messages and anti-establishment platforms have had success in the 2026 primary races, handing more centrist, career politicians losses they haven’t seen in decades. The socialists’ success has divided the Democratic Party, with members debating whether to embrace the socialist rise within []

The Labor Party could do with a few more ‘anti-wealth’ policies — and needs to ignore News Corp

Conservative media is going to paint Labor as 'anti-wealth' no matter what the PM says. The government might as well do something. The post The Labor Party could do with a few more ‘anti-wealth’ policies — and needs to ignore News Corp appeared first on Crikey.

I've got ADHD - it's no excuse to not work or claim benefits. Rewarding ever higher numbers of people for being lazy is yet another way Labour is failing this country: ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT

I've got ADHD - it's no excuse to not work or claim benefits. Rewarding ever higher numbers of people for being lazy is yet another way Labour is failing this country: ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT

Australian workers staying put as ‘quits rate’ falls amid cost-of-living crisis

Workers are earning more but still falling behind as the best days of Australia’s jobs boom are firmly in the rear-view mirror.

Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57

Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57