John Medhurst
Dystopia in the UK: Killing local public services
16 January 2013
By John Medhurst
The cuts to local government funding are forcing employees into private sector jobs, where terms and conditions lean too far toward the employer and trade unions may not even be recognised. Meanwhile, public services that make life bearable for most of us are being taken away.
Privatising public services: threats and alternatives
12 December 2012
By John Medhurst
John Medhurst explains how so-called "mutuals" cropping up within the public sector are far from employee-led, and in fact disadvantage workers and attack employment rights.
The Coalition and the Arts: culture and revolvers
21 November 2012
By John Medhurst
In the 1930s leading Nazi Hermann Goering once said: “When I hear the word Culture, I reach for my revolver”. So, apparently, does the UK’s Coalition government.
Employee Ownership – Or, Don't Trust the Government.
08 November 2012
By John Medhurst
Beware of the media-friendly words the Government uses to hide its true aims. "Employee-owned" businesses may soon find their way into the public sector, allowing the Coalition to beginning selling off parts of the state.
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