The FT Weekend (31 January 2026) had a fascinating feature on the rise of the unofficial four-day week. The article documented how hybrid working has
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AI, COVID and the Fight for Dignity at Work: Why a New Social Contract Is No Longer Optional
By Maria Camara The pandemic shattered old assumptions about work. Artificial intelligence is now rewriting the rules entirely. Together, they’ve exposed a broken system —
‘One to Four and Not One More’: The Islington Nursery Workers’ Strike and Why It Still Matters
1,343 words, 7 minutes read time. In the spring of 1984, more than 150 low-paid nursery workers—nearly all of them women—walked out of their council-run
UK Supreme Court’s 2025 Ruling: ‘Woman’ Defined by Biological Sex – Context, Implications, and Reactions
In April 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered a historic judgment confirming that under the Equality Act 2010, the term “woman” refers to a biological
Solidarity with British Industry: Why Buying British Is More Vital Than Ever by Pat Harrington
1,235 words, 7 minutes read time. The call to “Buy British” has never been a matter of nostalgia or jingoism. For trade unions like Solidarity
More Holes Than Swiss Cheese: Unions Critical of Labour’s Employment Rights Bill
741 words, 4 minutes read time. The new government has made headlines with its Employment Rights Bill, heralded as “the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in