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...simple win-win case for higher wages in Britain in The Conversation. There are, furthermore, attempts to provide a deeper analysis of why wages remain so persistently low. Conventional accounts of declining worker rights or crumbling welfare state do not fully address contemporary economic realities. This is particularly true in trying to understand why the effects of the...

...simple questions. They are essential if BHS is to craft a viable space in a crowded marketplace that looks further and further removed from the familiar high street locations of its past. BHS does have a property portfolio that would be attractive to potential buyers – albeit possibly not for continued retail operations. Whether enough of the brand can be retained for a...

...simple, how wages are determined and how they can be changed is matter of intense scholarly and public debate. Indeed, there are even arguments that wages should not be raised! Here I provide an overview of the current reasons for low wages and how this problem can best be addressed. Significantly, the problem of low wages is nothing new for capitalist economies. Since...

...simple colleagues can blossom into close friendships. Similarly, being collegial can serve as a critical way to cope with the stresses of the office and the job. Yet this can also create a range of unnecessary complications. Tim Bowler explores these themes in his BBC article “Should you socialise with your colleagues outside work?”. As mentioned above, a significant...