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...work-life balance and flexible employment are now firmly part of the mainstream. Yet these advances have been offset by the loss of labour power linked to the decline of trade unions and the emergence of the “gig economy”. Indeed, these empowering desires are up against it and, according to some, even ironically reinforce an often disempowering free-market reality....

...Social Sciences qualification. Background The public, political and cultural representations of working-class activism in opposition to industrial closure are dominated by the image of the militant male worker. Leaders like Jimmy Reid, Arthur Scargill and high-profile disputes by miners, shipyard workers, car workers, steel workers and others are synonymous with...

...social and environmental value. A proposed solution is to create a more democratic sharing economy. In other words, a sharing economy where the corporate owners are held accountable by the wider public, and users and workers govern platforms together. But democratising the sharing economy is no mean feat. Research I’ve conducted with colleagues at the Open University...

...social services? The right to free movement for social, cultural, political and economic reasons? Questions of access to citizenship, the regional and international dimensions of citizenship, and the rights and duties of citizens are increasingly on the agendas of national governments and international organizations. These are arguably of increasing urgency. On the 8th of...

...Social Scene gig, Manchester Albert Halls, 23-05-17] The evening after the attack, Manchester's musical life resumed defiantly - Broken Social Scene kicked off their set with a guest appearance by city legend Johnny Marr. But resuming normal life doesn't mean ducking hard questions. After the horror of the Manchester Arena attack, the 2017 general election campaign has...