Labour Party? Pull the other one….

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Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/05/2024 - 6:18pm in

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economic justice, Economics, Ethics, Labour, Politics

It is, of course, May Day. Or Workers Day. And so, the FT reports this morning that:

Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party is set to unveil a weakened package of workers’ rights in the coming weeks in its latest softening of radical policies ahead of the upcoming general election, the Financial Times has learnt.

They added:

The package, first outlined in 2021, has been billed by Starmer as the biggest increase in workers’ rights for decades, with the Labour leader warning business chiefs in February it would “not please everyone in the room”.

But behind the scenes shadow ministers have been discussing how to tone down some of the pledges to ease employer misgivings as the party tries to boost its pro-business credentials.

So, there goes another one of the very few identifiably left of centre policies Labour was promoting, and all to appease the business community.

Labour Party? Pull the other one....