In the 1970s, the trade unions were so strong they had political power, as the media never stops reminding us. This power was such that a government report (the Bullock report) offered the unions an official role in deciding economic policy. Now the majority of workers are not in a union, and wages and conditions have declined … Continue reading The significance of the rejection of Bullock by the Trade Unions
LABOUR AND HOUSING—Part 15 By Eamon Dyas The previous article in this series explained the circumstances in which the second minority Labour administration found itself when it came to power in 1929. Despite the unfavourable political and economic situation that administration managed to pass the 1930 Housing Act which, although unambitious in nature, did succeed … Continue reading The fate of Labour’s early land tax legislation
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