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The future of banking
June 13th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
The financial crisis which has ripped through the world has deeply affected the UK, since we have a large financial services sector, but we have not yet taken the measures that will ensure that such a crisis will not reoccur. Perhaps a crucial step in that direction was taken today with the publication of the […]
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On the frontline with striking BA members
June 11th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
My brother Ralph – a Professor of Industrial Relations – recently spoke to striking British Airways cabin crew members in support of their bitter and long-running dispute with the airline’s management. You can see his speech here:
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The Labour leadership election
June 10th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
The election of a new leader of the Labour Party to succeed Gordon Brown has now started in earnest with five candidates securing enough MP nominations to run and the first hustings hosted by the “New Statesman”. My son Richard, who used to be Special Adviser to Douglas Alexander and is now working on the […]
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How much poverty in the UK?
May 31st, 2010 by Roger Darlington
An extract from an analysis of the most recent figures from the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies: “The most widely used measure of relative poverty is the number of people living in households with incomes below 60% of the median. (If households were lined up from richest to poorest, adjusted for family size, the median […]
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What have the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats agreed? (2)
May 20th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Following the relatively short agreement on policies published when the new coalition government was first founded, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have today published a much longer and more comprehensive agreement. It is a remarkable document, the like of which we have never seen before, and we shall have to see whether the parties can […]
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The British Airways dispute
May 18th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
You’ve heard the management case. Now check out the staff view.
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Reform of the British political system
May 14th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
The formation of a coalition government in Britain, between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, looks likely to institute a major programme of constitutional and political reform. As a result, I’ve revised my web site guide to the British political system and up-dated and expanded the section on reform.
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What is the alternative vote?
May 13th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
So the Liberal Democrats have been promised a referendum on the alternative vote (AV) as part of the deal to support the Conservatives in a coalition government. But what is AV? AV retains single member constituencies but voters number candidates in order of preference. If the top candidate fails to receive 50% of the vote, […]
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What have the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats agreed? (1)
May 12th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
You can read the full text here.
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Are you feeling Browned off?
May 12th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
I am – because I’m a lifelong Labour supporter and wanted a Labour Government or, failing that, a Labour/Lib Dem coalition if that was practical. In the event, Gordon Brown has gone as the country’s Prime Minister and as the Party’s leader. Already I’ve heard some of my Labour friends blaming this on Tony Blair. […]
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