Barclays' profits fall to £5.9bn

bbc 10-FEB-12

RBS chairman waives $2.2 million bonus after Hester row (Reuters)

news 28-JAN-12

Union fury at bumper bonus of almost £1million for RBS boss

themirror 27-JAN-12

Unemployment figures: Jobless soars to 2.68million and small businesses will lay off MORE workers

dailymail 18-JAN-12

VIDEO: House of Commons

bbc 20-DEC-11

Public sector strikes: 40% of schools open, full ambulance service, Heathrow running like a dream

dailymail 01-DEC-11

Thousands set for pensions strike

bbc 29-NOV-11

Union anger at plan for pay cap

bbc 29-NOV-11

Free schools set for extra £600m

bbc 26-NOV-11

Nick Clegg: Tackling youth unemployment 'is the best way to spend public money'

telegraph 25-NOV-11

Pension strikes 'could cost jobs'

bbc 24-NOV-11

Salary gap between men and women falls below 10% for first time - but 'real' pay down 3.5% for all

dailymail 23-NOV-11

Minister says public sector workers can 'strike for 15 minutes'

telegraph 13-NOV-11

'Big move' on pensions unveiled

bbc 02-NOV-11

Economy growth better than feared

channel4news 01-NOV-11

Directors' pay "up 50% in year"

bbc 28-OCT-11

In a time of war, defence jobs cut

TheScotsman 28-SEP-11

BAE Systems to cut up to 3,000 UK jobs (Reuters)

news 27-SEP-11

UK unemployment rises 80,000 in three months

independent 15-SEP-11

Growing number of unions to ballot on strike action

channel4news 14-SEP-11

The time has come for Ed Miliband and the TUC to get a quickie divorce

telegraph 13-SEP-11

OECD warns of worsening growth outlook

euronews 08-SEP-11

Government cuts set to hit women hard, unions warn

independent 05-SEP-11

TUC warns employment in the UK is struggling to return to pre-recession levels

dailymail 16-AUG-11

Incapacity benefit: Just 1 in 14 sickness claimants is unfit to work

dailymail 27-JUL-11

Striking workers march across UK

cnn 30-JUN-11

Michael Gove: teachers' strike is unnecessary

telegraph 28-JUN-11

Public sector pensions: Union boss Dave Prentis warns of biggest action since the general strike

dailymail 18-JUN-11

Unemployment hits women hardest

channel4news 13-APR-11

Spending cuts protest: hundreds arrested and dozens injured

channel4news 27-MAR-11

Huge Rally in London Protests Budget Cuts

IHT 26-MAR-11

Budget 2011: George Osborne's strategy at risk of 'being blown off course'

guardian 24-MAR-11

UK Jobless Total At 17-Year High

skynews 16-MAR-11

Union leaders warn cuts will see 50,000 NHS jobs lost

independent 23-FEB-11

PM Pushes For Public Services Privatisation

skynews 21-FEB-11

George Osborne says stop bashing fat-cat bankers in exchange for access to their cash

thesun 10-FEB-11

VIDEO: Live: Banks statement

bbc 09-FEB-11

David Cameron accused of 'arrogance' over NHS reforms

telegraph 20-JAN-11

Most managers keep jobs in £1bn NHS upheaval

telegraph 19-JAN-11

DealBook: At Goldman, Quarterly Profit Drops 53%

IHT 19-JAN-11

Inflation jumps to 8-month high in December

telegraph 18-JAN-11

Bankers in line for £250,000 windfall as firm puts aside billions for fat cats

dailymail 14-JAN-11

Cameron meets union leaders

guardian 20-DEC-10

NHS faces budget cut: doctors

telegraph 16-DEC-10

GPs to take control of NHS

telegraph 15-DEC-10

Children disadvantaged by age five, warns Frank Field report

24dash 03-DEC-10

Chancellor set to respond to higher growth forecast

guardian 28-NOV-10

Tory peer: welfare cuts encourage poor to breed

channel4news 25-NOV-10

Unions to hold protests over cuts

bbc 23-OCT-10

CBI chief Richard Lambert warns against big bonuses in wake of spending cuts

telegraph 22-OCT-10

Banks to be hit with extra £2.5bn tax as Treasury tries to recoup losses

dailymail 21-OCT-10

Lord Hutton: What the pension revolution means for public servants

telegraph 08-OCT-10

'End final salary pensions in the public sector'

independent 07-OCT-10

TUBE STRIKE: Boris Johnson in call to curb wildcat strikers as workers walk

dailymail 04-OCT-10

Ed Miliband ends contest as favourite

telegraph 24-SEP-10

TUC: unions warn of strikes over 'obscene cuts'

telegraph 13-SEP-10

TUC warns of mass protest to budget cuts

channel4news 12-SEP-10

A-level results: A* grade 'will fuel private school dominance of top universities'

telegraph 19-AUG-10

Coalition enjoys honeymoon 100 days on (AFP)

news 18-AUG-10

Growth 'will not be sacrificed'

bbc 17-AUG-10

Business News: Critics warn poor face working on into old age as Government plans to scrap retirement age

sundaymail 30-JUL-10

Employees 'want flexible working'

channel4news 26-JUL-10

Osborne announces plans to simplify 'spaghetti bowl' tax system

24dash 20-JUL-10

Public sector pensions: the full injustice is laid bare

telegraph 07-JUL-10

Emergency Budget could wipe out 1.3m jobs in five years

dailymail 30-JUN-10

Retirement age could rise every five years

telegraph 26-JUN-10

Budget 2010: CBI welcomes later retirement proposals

telegraph 25-JUN-10

Government under attack over 'work until you drop' retirement age plans

24dash 24-JUN-10

Freezin's to be cheerful

thesun 21-JUN-10

Government to review 'unsustainable' public sector pensions

24dash 21-JUN-10

It's time for the rubber to hit the road... not for croquet at Dorneywood

dailymail 20-JUN-10

£2bn Labour projects axed

independent 18-JUN-10

Capital gains tax 'must not rise'

bbc 18-JUN-10

Coalition axes projects worth £2bn

channel4news 17-JUN-10

Eurozone inflation accelerates in May

irishtimes 16-JUN-10

UK unemployment jumps by 23,000 to 2.47 million

24dash 16-JUN-10

Five times more on dole than jobs

belfasttelegraph 15-JUN-10

Warning against transport cuts

bbc 15-JUN-10

Osborne's Bombshell: Chancellor declares war on middle-class welfare

independent 09-JUN-10

Osborne reveals cuts strategy

thesun 08-JUN-10

Blow-by-blow: Cameron warns that UK debt interest repayments to top £70bn

sundaytimes 07-JUN-10

I might sue over scrapped ID card, says Blunkett

independent 28-MAY-10

Labour's ID card scheme to be scrapped under coalition's very first law

dailymail 27-MAY-10

British Airways ponders legal action over strike

cnn 26-MAY-10

In Europe, Britain May Face Largest Debt Hurdle

IHT 25-MAY-10

Live blog: Treasury spending cuts

channel4news 24-MAY-10

Protests end BA and union talks

bbc 22-MAY-10

Union to challenge BA strike ban

bbc 18-MAY-10

Goldman pulls 'fraud trader's' London licence

thetimes 20-APR-10

Israeli W Bank ID policy criticised

aljazeera 13-APR-10

Strike action will paralyse Britain regardless of rail ruling, threatens trade union boss

dailymail 01-APR-10

British Airways strike latest: Q

telegraph 29-MAR-10

Fresh BA strike enters second day

bbc 28-MAR-10

BA axes strikers' travel perks

belfasttelegraph 26-MAR-10

Darling accused of 'stealth tax'

channel4news 25-MAR-10

BA cabin crew set strike dates

channel4news 12-MAR-10

BA strike action talks continuing

bbc 10-MAR-10

Unite tables last-minute deal to avert crippling BA cabin crew strike

thetimes 09-MAR-10

Time for deal running out as deadline is set for BA strike talks

thetimes 05-MAR-10

Editor's Choice: Michael Foot 1913-2010: A giant of the Labour movement.. but totally unelectable as Prime Minister

sundaymail 04-MAR-10

Experts back spending cuts delay

bbc 19-FEB-10

Barclays profits up 92% to £11.6 billion

24dash 16-FEB-10

Wealth gap in Britain is wider than ever

telegraph 27-JAN-10

BA Training Substitutes if Cabin Crew Go on Strike

IHT 25-JAN-10

Surprise fall in UK unemployment

bbc 20-JAN-10

Union to hold new BA strike vote

bbc 18-JAN-10

JP Morgan defies Obama to pay out billions in bonuses after recording bumper $11.7bn profits

dailymail 15-JAN-10

Racism on the wane, says minister

bbc 14-JAN-10

Israel protests to UK over West Bank produce labelling

telegraph 11-DEC-09

Darling accused of 'pre-election con' over benefit rises that will be paid for by cuts in same payments later

dailymail 10-DEC-09

Pre-Budget report: new tax on bankers' bonuses

telegraph 09-DEC-09

Darling raises national insurance

ft 09-DEC-09

Pre-Budget Review: Unemployment policies for young and old

telegraph 09-DEC-09

Bankers 'need to join real world'

bbc 03-DEC-09

Christmas postal deliveries threatened by new strike threat

telegraph 28-NOV-09

Bid to solve NHS sick leave dilemma

channel4news 23-NOV-09

Cut tax relief for wealthy, says TUC

ft 16-NOV-09

Postal strike ends as unions and Royal Mail discuss draft deal

dailymail 05-NOV-09

Royal Mail to face legal action over hiring of 30,000 agency workers during staff strikes

dailymail 03-NOV-09

Postal strike peace talks resume

channel4news 01-NOV-09

Biggest walkout in post strikes

bbc 31-OCT-09

Postal strikes: union announces two allout strikes despite talks progress

telegraph 30-OCT-09

Graduate unemployment to rise further

telegraph 30-OCT-09

Second round of postal strikes begins

channel4news 29-OCT-09

Postal strikes 'set to go ahead'

bbc 28-OCT-09

Last-ditch post strike talks to resume today

independent 27-OCT-09

Fresh talks to end postal strike

bbc 26-OCT-09

Royal Mail head hopeful postal strike can be averted

telegraph 25-OCT-09

New post strike talks scheduled

bbc 24-OCT-09

Jobless young head towards 1 million

guardian 11-OCT-09

Tories - one-year pay freeze for public sector workers

24dash 06-OCT-09

'Brown's a dead man walking': Labour MP's damning verdict as PM faces biggest test of his career

dailymail 28-SEP-09

Israel rejects UN war crimes claim

ft 18-SEP-09

Gazans welcome U.N. report

Hindu 17-SEP-09

Osborne: Brown misled MPs on spending

channel4news 16-SEP-09

Governments must take urgent action to prevent unemployment crisis OECD warns

telegraph 16-SEP-09

Unemeployment up by 210,000

thesun 16-SEP-09

Cuts will be required, admits Brown

channel4news 15-SEP-09

Mandelson: Frontline public services to be scrutinised in 'wise spending' plan

24dash 14-SEP-09

Union chief warns against talk of recovery

telegraph 14-SEP-09

Brown urges union leaders to support spending cuts during Britain's 'fragile' recovery

dailymail 13-SEP-09

Brown is korma'd by union bosses

thesun 12-SEP-09

Minister suggests expanding prison labour

ft 11-SEP-09

I don't care what people think of me. As soccer fan is pardoned over murder bid, suspect is defiant

dailymail 10-SEP-09

Value of jobless benefits falls

channel4news 03-SEP-09

Cap City wages and tax bonuses at 90 per cent, Alistair Darling is urged

dailymail 17-AUG-09

Scottish jobless figure rises

bbc 13-AUG-09

One in six young people out of work - as unemployment soars to 2.4m

dailymail 12-AUG-09

Silver service

bbc 11-AUG-09

Calls for action over wind turbine firm 'starving protesters out'

24dash 03-AUG-09

[ said]: Barclays were kept afloat by a taxpayer guarantee and multi-billion cash injection from the Bank of England. Today's anti-austerity pay largess adds insult to subsidy,

telegraph 10-FEB-12

[said:]: While unemployed people may benefit from short periods of work experience, forcing them to work effectively for free for up to six months is not the way to solve the UK's jobs crisis.

guardian 10-FEB-12

[said:]: Auto-enrolment is a huge advance, but no one can pretend that contributions are good enough, particularly during the long wait before every company is covered by auto-enrolment and the two years after that before everyone gets their full contribution.

express 08-FEB-12

[said:]: Irresponsible banks played the biggest part in causing the crash.

themirror 06-FEB-12

[said:]: Irresponsible banks played the biggest part in causing the crash. But while the rest of us are still paying a heavy price, banks have gone back to business as usual with eye-watering bonuses for their top staff.

icWales 06-FEB-12

[said:]: Employees will hope that these early indications of an easing in wage restraint spread beyond manufacturing and into the rest of the economy.

telegraph 02-FEB-12

[said:]: If you take the package as a whole there can be no doubt that many public sector workers may have to pay more, work longer and get a pension that will not keep up with the proper measure of the cost of living.

bbc 31-JAN-12

[said:]: The highly exaggerated and wholly inaccurate figures being bandied around by groups and individuals on the right as to the cost of unions in the public sector are supposedly borne out of a desire to save money. In reality they are nothing more than a thinly-veiled attack on unions and their ability to represent workers across the public sector. 'Yet our research shows that there are huge benefits to employers - in both the public and private sectors - to be had as a result of the funding of facility time fo

egovmonitor 30-JAN-12

[said:]: Ordinary people facing the biggest squeeze in their living standards for decades and businesses desperate for credit will not understand why Mr Hester is getting such a huge bonus.

icWales 28-JAN-12

[declared:]: Ordinary people facing the biggest squeeze in their living standards for decades and businesses desperate for credit will not understand why Mr. Hester should get such a huge bonus. The Government has been lecturing public servants about how they must accept a pay freeze and a big increase in pension contributions. They seem to have made an exception for Britain's best paid civil servant.

ibtimes 27-JAN-12

[said:]: The government through their stakes in the banks had the possibility of sending the signal. They've really bottled the decision

guardian 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Ordinary people facing the biggest squeeze in their living standards for decades and businesses desperate for credit will not understand why Mr Hester should get such a huge bonus,

guardian 27-JAN-12

[said:]: Ordinary people facing the biggest squeeze in their living standards for decades and businesses desperate for credit will not understand why Mr Hester should get such a huge bonus.

dailymail 27-JAN-12

[added:]: The Chancellor’s economic strategy is going horribly wrong.

themirror 26-JAN-12

[added:]: The grand austerity plan is failing to tackle the deficit, causing unemployment to spiral out of control, and is dragging the country back towards recession.

guardian 25-JAN-12

[said:]: Through its many consultations and speeches, the Government has made a compelling case for radical reform of executive pay. It's very disappointing then to see that ministers have spectacularly failed to make any significant changes to the status quo. Stuart Fraser, of the City of London Corporation, said:

icWales 23-JAN-12

[ said]: Ministers have spectacularly failed to make any significant changes to the status quo,

ibtimes 23-JAN-12

[said:]: We are in the midst of a full-blown jobs crisis.

express 19-JAN-12

[said:]: This latest example of excessive rewards for mediocrity should give the Government the green light to get tough on top pay.

themirror 19-JAN-12

[said:]: These figures are even worse than the bleak economic forecasts predicted, with new records achieved for youth and female unemployment.

themirror 18-JAN-12

[said:]: We are in the midst of a full-blown jobs crisis that is ... ruining any chance of an economic recovery.

telegraph 18-JAN-12

[added:]: With wage settlements trailing at around 2%, people are still getting poorer in real terms, and living standards are being squeezed.

themirror 18-JAN-12

[said:]: Goldman Sachs are brazenly defying their own sliding profits by dishing out pay and top bonuses worth £240k a head. This latest example of excessive rewards for mediocrity should give the government the green light to get tough on top pay. Ministers should start by putting workers on remuneration committees and making pay and bonuses exceeding £260,000 liable for corporation tax.

guardian 18-JAN-12

[said:]: These figures are even worse than the bleak economic forecasts predicted, with new records achieved for youth and female unemployment. The fear is now that mass joblessness becomes a permanent scar on the UK - with unemployment rising by 1,300 a day towards the end of last year. The news for those in work isn't great either, with pay growth falling and more people having to move to into part-time and insecure self-employment. We are in the midst of a full-blown jobs crisis that is causing misery for million

dailymail 18-JAN-12

[said:]: The fear is now that mass joblessness becomes a permanent scar on the UK, with unemployment rising by 1,300 a day towards the end of last year. We are in the midst of a full-blown jobs crisis that is causing misery for millions and ruining any chance of an economic recovery.

icWales 18-JAN-12

[said:]: Tomorrow's figures are unlikely to bring good news. For the 2.6 million people currently without work, their prospects of finding a job look ever harder, and with thousands of jobs set to go across our public services while private sector job creation stagnates, the picture is set to get much, much worse.

eecho 17-JAN-12

[said:]: This week's unemployment figures are likely to be grim. 'With over 2.6million already out of work, and many more set to lose their jobs as our recovery grinds to a halt, the UK looks set for a decade of high unemployment. 'Tackling our jobs crisis should be the Government's top priority, but instead it's making the problem worse, cutting jobs in the public sector and failing to secure growth to protect private sector employees.

dailymail 16-JAN-12

[said:]: This week's unemployment figures are likely to be grim. With over 2.6 million already out of work, and many more set to lose their jobs as our recovery grinds to a halt, the UK looks set for a decade of high unemployment.

icWales 16-JAN-12

[said:]: And so the bonus season is upon us again. This is the time of year when ordinary people discover that the bankers in the City – whose irresponsible behaviour and reckless risk-taking led to the global crash – are yet again to enjoy a bonus extravaganza.

independent 15-JAN-12

[added:]: No-one wants to see us become a nation of clock-watchers. But a more sensible and grown up attitude to working time could cut out needless unpaid hours and help more people into work.

ananova 06-JAN-12

[said:]: The heroic amount of extra unpaid hours put in by millions of workers make a vital - but often unsung - contribution to the UK economy.

dailymail 05-JAN-12

[said:]: This shows just how out of touch with the reality of working life Number 10 is.

irishsun 05-JAN-12

[said:]: The heroic amount of extra unpaid hours put in by millions of workers make a vital – but often unsung – contribution to the UK economy.

icWales 05-JAN-12

[added:]: As the economy continues to weaken, the Government’s ridiculous plan to build the recovery off the back of deep spending cuts is in tatters.

themirror 29-DEC-11

[said:]: The squeeze on overtime has been adding to the financial pressure bearing down on working people as they prepare for the Christmas holiday.

express 22-DEC-11

[said:]: Certainly in two of the sectors there is a strong sense that progress has been made - local government and health.

ananova 21-DEC-11

[said:]: As people gear up for the festive break, there won't be much cheer for the quarter of a million people who are spending their second successive Christmas on the dole.

themirror 21-DEC-11

[said:]: We have been talking for many months but since the day of action that involved millions, and with the intensive discussions over recent days, we now see change. Accrual rates are more favourable than were originally proposed, there is enhanced protection for those nearing retirement, Fair Deal protection for those whose jobs transfer out of the public sector, and there will be no adverse changes to pensions for 25 years.

guardian 20-DEC-11

[said:]: Employment tribunals are a key way of enabling workers to enforce their rights. Government proposals to introduce a fee to lodge an initial claim and then possibly a further charge for a full hearing will effectively prevent the poorest and most vulnerable workers from ever being able to get justice.

telegraph 15-DEC-11

[said:]: No amount of spin can put a gloss on these terrible figures.

dailymail 14-DEC-11

[said:]: No amount of spin can put a gloss on these terrible figures. Worryingly, the latest rise in job losses looks less like a bad blip and more like a trend of entrenched high unemployment, with new records being set each month for the number of women and young people out of work.

independent 14-DEC-11

[said:]: The risk of long-term unemployment is a huge concern to the millions of people currently out of work as it can permanently scar their career prospects.

belfasttelegraph 12-DEC-11

[said:]: This shines a light on the valuable but too often unrewarded extra hours UK workers put in every week.

thesun 09-DEC-11

[said:]: These figures shine a light on the valuable but too often unrewarded extra hours that UK workers put in every week.

icWales 09-DEC-11

[said:]: These figures shine a light on the valuable but too often unrewarded extra hours that UK workers put in every week. Employers should do more to recognise the unpaid overtime their staff do, which contributes £29bn to the UK economy every year.

guardian 08-DEC-11

[said:]: These figures shine a light on the valuable but too often unrewarded extra hours that UK workers put in every week. 'Employers should do more to recognise the unpaid overtime that their staff do, which contributes £29billion to the UK economy every year. But the union leader added: 'While average hours are falling across the economy - both as a result of the recession and changes in working practices - UK workers are still doing the third longest shifts in Europe, with only Austrians and Greeks working lon

dailymail 08-DEC-11

[said:]: Up to two million public service workers have stopped work to send a strong and united message to the Government.

independent 03-DEC-11

[-said]: Ministers keep saying that they are cutting public sector pensions for the benefit of private sector workers, but this move hits both,

xinhuanet_en 02-DEC-11

[said:]: This is a disappointing judgment for pensioners and scheme members, whether they draw a private, public or state second pension. But we take great heart that the court accepted the argument that the government did this to cut the deficit rather than carry out a proper consideration of the best way of measuring the cost of living for pensioners, even if only one judge said it was unlawful.

guardian 02-DEC-11

[said:]: This is a disappointing judgment for pensioners and scheme members whether they draw a private, public or state second pension.

independent 02-DEC-11

[said:]: Up to two million public service workers have stopped work to send a strong and united message to the Government. Ministers cannot dismiss the stand taken by these ordinary decent people, the majority of whom will probably have been on strike for the first time in their lives.

icWales 01-DEC-11

[ said]: Government rhetoric today is as predictable as it has been shallow,

france24 01-DEC-11

[ declared]: They have acted in a dignified way and got their voice across loud and clear,

heraldscotland 01-DEC-11

[said:]: The chancellor's refusal to back a Robin Hood tax, and make nurses pay instead, speaks volumes about his values.

bbc 29-NOV-11

[ said]: None of the Chancellor's post-election assumptions have turned out to be true,

ibtimes 29-NOV-11

[-also said]: The Government's dogged commitment to budget deficit reduction remains the only way to maintain the UK's triple A credit rating and low interest rates on international money markets.

ibtimes 29-NOV-11

[said:]: On Wednesday we will see the biggest strike in a generation. I take no pleasure in that. It is always better to resolve disputes and disagreements through negotiation, but that route has failed.

bbc 29-NOV-11

[said:]: This will be the biggest strike for a generation. Even health service staff, who are very reluctant to strike, will be leaving their workplaces, although they have ensured proper emergency cover. Ministers must take notice of the strength of feeling of the workforce.

heraldscotland 28-NOV-11

[ said]: The chancellor's economic plan A has sent unemployment to a 17-year high and the UK's economic outlook is the gloomiest it's been since the end of the recession,

bbc 28-NOV-11

[said:]: They have deliberately misrepresented the generosity of their proposals.

icWales 28-NOV-11

[said:]: The Government has managed to alienate its entire workforce. Even health service staff, who are very reluctant to strike, will be leaving their workplaces, although they have ensured proper emergency cover. Ministers must take notice of the strength of feeling of its workforce.

independent 28-NOV-11

[said:]: The chancellor's economic plan A has sent unemployment to a 17-year high and the UK's economic outlook is the gloomiest it's been since the end of the recession.

bbc 28-NOV-11

[said:]: The government has managed to alienate its entire workforce. Even health service staff, who are very reluctant to strike, will be leaving their workplaces, although they have ensured proper emergency cover.

independent 28-NOV-11

[said:]: This will be the biggest strike for a generation. The Government has managed to alienate its entire workforce. Even health service staff, who are very reluctant to strike, will be leaving their workplaces, although they have ensured proper emergency cover.

icWales 27-NOV-11

[said:]: We're facing the biggest youth unemployment crisis in a generation with close to one million of our young people unable to find work. With the economic outlook the gloomiest it's been since the end of the recession, the bleak prospects facing young jobseekers look set to be with us for some considerable time to come, unless the Government changes course now and brings in immediate measures to support jobs and growth

allafrica 26-NOV-11

[said:]: With a million young people out of work, a quarter of them for over a year, any significant moves to help them are long overdue. It may be late, but the TUC welcomes elements of the plans being announced, but the massive expansion of the work experience scheme is much less positive, unfortunately.

belfasttelegraph 25-NOV-11

[ said]: While the strike on November 30 will obviously cause disruption, the figures suggested by ministers are fantasy economics,

egovmonitor 25-NOV-11

[said:]: While the strike on November 30 will obviously cause disruption, the figures suggested by ministers are fantasy economics.

independent 24-NOV-11

[ said]: Today's fall in the gender pay gap is very welcome, though with female unemployment at a 23-year high the main concern for many women will be keeping jobs, let alone securing higher pay,

independent 24-NOV-11

[said:]: Blaming the weather, the royal wedding and now scapegoating hard-working teachers, nurses and dinner ladies for the UK's economic woes is pretty poor from a Government that has presided over record unemployment and the weakest economic recovery for a century.

independent 24-NOV-11

[added:]: Reducing protection for people at work will not save or create a single job. It's not employment law that is holding firms back; it's the tough economic climate and the problems companies are having getting the banks to lend to them that are to blame.

independent 23-NOV-11

[said:]: The deterioration of pay settlements is bad news for the economy. Real terms pay cuts over such a long period have made millions of people poorer and depressed domestic demand, which has been the main drag on growth this year.

icWales 23-NOV-11

[said:]: Today's fall in the gender pay gap is very welcome, though with female unemployment at a 23-year high the main concern for many women will be keeping jobs, let alone securing higher pay.

independent 23-NOV-11

[said:]: Today's fall in the gender pay gap is very welcome, though with female unemployment at a 23-year high the main concern for many women will be keeping jobs, let alone securing higher pay. 'Today's figures confirm that 2011 has been a year of wage stagnation, with pay rises far outstripped by inflation, and low-paid employees being squeezed particularly hard. 'Falling wages and self-defeated austerity have been the main reasons for the UK's economic woes, rather than a eurozone crisis which has yet to fully s

dailymail 23-NOV-11

[said:]: Reducing protection for people at work will not save or create a single job. It's not employment law that is holding firms back, it's the tough economic climate and the problems many companies are having getting the banks to lend to them that's to blame.

skynews 22-NOV-11

[said:]: Many of the report's recommendations - from allowing ordinary workers on to remuneration committees to give executives a much-needed dose of economic reality, to forcing companies to publish pay ratios between top directors and ordinary staff - can and should be implemented straight away.

belfasttelegraph 22-NOV-11

[said:]: Top directors seem to think that austerity is just for the little people. This is not just unfair, but bad for the economy as this vital report makes clear.

skynews 22-NOV-11

[said:]: Today's suggestion that the Chancellor won't honour the commitment to uprate benefits in line with September's inflation figures is extremely alarming.

independent 18-NOV-11

[said:]: Today's milestone of more than a million young people being out of work is the true mark of the Government's economic strategy. Government plans to offer cut-price work experience are a woefully inadequate response.

icWales 16-NOV-11

[said:]: Today's milestone of more than a million young people being out of work is the true mark of the Government's economic strategy.

independent 16-NOV-11

[said:]: Today's milestone of more than a million young people being out of work is the true mark of the Government's economic strategy. Government plans to offer cut-price work experience are a woefully inadequate response. The Prime Minister must stop the risk of losing a generation to unemployment and under-achievement by guaranteeing a job or high quality training to every young person out of work for six months.

icWales 16-NOV-11

[added:]: Any plan for growth should ease the position of low to middle-earners, not the super-rich.

ananova 15-NOV-11

[said:]: If Francis Maude had genuinely wanted this idea to be taken seriously I would have expected him to have raised it directly with the TUC and unions rather than play it as a PR gambit in a press interview.

independent 12-NOV-11

[said:]: We're facing the biggest youth unemployment crisis in a generation with close to one million of our young people unable to find work.

icWales 08-NOV-11

[ said]: Young people need particular help to make sure they don't spend long periods out of employment or education. We need a proper replacement for the Future Jobs Fund, new measures to support the creation of more apprenticeships and a government commitment that no unemployed young person will spend more than six months out of employment or high quality training,[*]The Chancellor's plan A has already sent unemployment to a 17-year high. Our young people, and our whole country, urgently need a plan B to get peopl

ibtimes 08-NOV-11

[ said]: We're facing the biggest youth unemployment crisis in a generation, with close to one million of our young people unable to find work,

ibtimes 08-NOV-11

[said:]: The bleak prospects facing young jobseekers look set to be with us for some considerable time.

thesun 08-NOV-11

[-replied that]: as good as it gets

skynews 02-NOV-11

[said:]: The Government must listen to the growing demands for a Plan B that puts growth and fairness first.

icWales 01-NOV-11

[said:]: These bumper settlements once again prove that chief executive officer's pay bears no resemblance to performance or economic reality.

thesun 29-OCT-11

[said:]: With the FTSE 100 down on last year and most staff getting pay rises of less than 2%, these bumper settlements prove that chief executive officers' pay bears no resemblance to performance or economic reality.

sundaymail 29-OCT-11

[ said]: Boardroom pay rewards are a brazen stitch-up,

independent 28-OCT-11