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Labour’s 2024 manifesto: Less Than Zero

Posted on August 22, 2026 by wonkypolicywonk

(With apologies to Elvis Costello) So, trade unions are reportedly worried that the Government’s plan for zero-hours contracts will break the Labour Party’s July 2024 manifesto pledge. Which it will. Because, as I’ve said repeatedly on this blog and elsewhere, … Continue reading →

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Zero-hours contracts: Labour’s zero-sum game

Posted on April 1, 2024 by wonkypolicywonk

In February, I questioned whether Labour shadow ministers have any idea how to implement their near totemic pledge – set out in their New Deal for Working People – to “ban zero-hours contracts and contracts without a minimum number of … Continue reading →

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