It is ironic that the Office for National Statistics published figures showing unemployment at a 45-year low and earnings growth … Continue reading “The dangers of a more rigid labour market”

This article forms the basis of a presentation by Prof Shackleton at a seminar at Royal Holloway University of London. … Continue reading “Our own government, not the EU, is keen on labour market regulation”

If he maintains this Stakhanovite work-rate, Dominic Sandbrook will have written the definitive, 8,000-page history of Britain’s post-Churchillian twentieth century … Continue reading “Was 1976 really the best year? A review of Seasons in the Sun by Dominic Sandbrook”

There is a scene in the old Marx Brothers film Horse Feathers where Groucho leads a bunch of academics in … Continue reading “Whatever it is, I’m against it”

How ironic that Wisconsin has become ground zero for the battle between taxpayers and public- employee labor unions. Wisconsin was … Continue reading “Robert Barro: Unions vs. the Right to Work”

Yesterday, the Electoral College of the Labour Party announced the outcome of its leadership election. “Red Ed” Miliband was elected … Continue reading “The Labour Party pulls down the final curtain – on itself!”

Our over-excitable media are again whipping up concern about a wave of public sector union militancy in the wake of … Continue reading “No fighting on the streets just yet”

David Willetts is right to be talking about the need for radical change in universities. Many people in the sector … Continue reading “The real University Challenge”

After a long and tedious winter, Spring is in the air and the daffodils are coming out. So, unfortunately, are … Continue reading “Is the Spring of Discontent just a nine-day wonder?”