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Will hospitality workers ever get a four-day week?

The UK’s first four-day week pilot was a resounding success, but is the service industry failing to catch up?

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

The forgotten charity workers on strike to survive

Vital support — As demand for services rises, low pay and poor conditions are pushing third sector workers into the arms of other charities. Many are looking for work elsewhere, while those who remain are worried about the future.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

Why prison educators are fighting for a proper pay rise

Time for change — After voting to strike across England, prison teachers explain why they’ve been pushed to a breaking point.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

The UK’s energy cap U-turn will inflict untold suffering

‘It’s a stab in the back‘ — The Chancellor’s scaling back of the energy support scheme has left many people in desperately vulnerable situations, reports Ella Glover.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

The history of the Poll Tax and the power of direct action

Can‘t pay, won‘t pay — As a campaign calling on Britons to refuse payment of their energy bills this winter gains momentum, writer Ella Glover looks back at the victory of the mass non-payment movement that inspired it.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

NHS workers are struggling to survive as inflation soars

Enough is enough — The workforce is now gearing up for industrial action after receiving a measly pay rise, reports Ella Glover.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

How the cost of living crisis is endangering sex workers

Decrim now — Financial turmoil is pushing people who work in the sex industry into more dangerous and desperate situations as a means of survival, reports Ella Glover.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

Workers in queer spaces are standing up for their rights

Hot strike summer — As spiralling inflation sees a sharp rise in industrial action, hospitality staff in LGBTQ+ venues are finally demanding better pay and working conditions.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

New rules risk locking poorer students out of uni

Cruel system — Proposals to introduce a minimum GCSE threshold for student loans will disproportionately affect those from marginalised backgrounds, reports Ella Glover.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

UK unemployment is falling, but poverty isn’t

The insecure economy — Amid the rising cost of living, the government is hiding behind falling unemployment figures while workers in almost every industry continue to suffer, writes Ella Glover.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

Portraits of revellers at the birth of Northern rave culture

Party on — British photographer Steve Lazarides’s new book, Rave Captured, is a snapshot of defiant fun after a time of economic turmoil.

  • Culture
  • Ella Glover

Behind the rise in abuse towards call-centre workers

‘I was in tears‘ — Hostility towards call-centre workers has worsened during the pandemic, and now, staff are speaking out about the horrifying abuse they’ve faced.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

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