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Jul 7, 2021

Getting more diverse and BME applicants for public affairs jobs

Yesterday I tweeted asking for help on where to advertise to find a diverse pool of applicants for an early-career (first/second job) public affairs person — particularly to find excellent Black and Minority Ethnic applicants. Twitter delivered superbly — here are some of the recommendations: Lots of people gave a…

Recruitment

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Recruitment

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Nov 15, 2020

What individuals can do to help beat the coronavirus anti-vaxxers

The problem: We need to get 80 per cent of the population vaccinated. …

Vaccines

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Vaccines

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Nov 15, 2020

The campaign we need to beat the coronavirus anti-vaxxers

We need to get 80 per cent of the population vaccinated. But in a recent poll only 45 per cent of the population say they are certain to get the vaccination (just 35 per cent of those aged 35–44) with 18 per cent saying they definitely or probably would not. …

Coronavirus

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Coronavirus

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Nov 15, 2020

Getting to 80 per cent vaccinated against coronavirus — and beating the anti-vaxxers

Here’s the problem. To get back to normal, we need to get 80 per cent of the population vaccinated. …

Vaccines

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Vaccines

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Jun 4, 2018

Introducing WorkSmart: a new trade union offer for UK 21–30s from the TUC

This weekend, the TUC is 150. 1868 was another world in terms of work – as anyone reading the list of occupational unions who sent delegates to the first meeting in Manchester would recognise. The sisters and brothers who founded the TUC and built their unions took a risk. They…

Labor

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Introducing WorkSmart: a new trade union offer for UK 21–30s from the TUC
Introducing WorkSmart: a new trade union offer for UK 21–30s from the TUC
Labor

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Sep 5, 2017

Prototyping a new trade union offer

In the US, yesterday was Labor Day. Wikipedia tells me that the bank holiday “honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country.” UK trade union twitter certainly enjoys sharing US memes about the importance of trade…

Labor

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Prototyping a new trade union offer
Prototyping a new trade union offer
Labor

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Jun 1, 2017

The working lives of the under-30s show the future of work for us all

I wrote this piece for Sheffield University’s SPERI, as part of their partnership with OpenDemocracy on labour rights and worker organisation in the modern economy.

Labor

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Labor

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May 17, 2017

Bargaining power: what use are unions in a digital era?

I wrote this piece for the Centre for London’s London Essays edition on Work.

Labor

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Labor

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Mar 28, 2017

“You can’t change anything” — but we’re going to try anyway

Yesterday, Lindsay’s boss asked her to work a double shift — again. Her tutor rang to find out why she’d missed her NVQ class — again. And a client, let down by the agency and left unwashed and hungry, rang in tears — again. Sitting in Lindsay’s car, disturbed by…

Trade Unions

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“You can’t change anything” — but we’re going to try anyway
“You can’t change anything” — but we’re going to try anyway
Trade Unions

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Dec 13, 2016

More than twitter: new union models for a new workforce

Let’s start with a few (relatively uncontroversial, ish) assertions: Trade unions are a good thing Work isn’t good enough for many people — especially younger people Union membership is static — and young people aren’t joining unions Trade unions aren’t doing enough to keep up with how work is changing …

Labor

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Labor

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TUC head of campaigns & comms. South-east Londoner.

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