CONSTRUCTION union Ucatt leader Steve Murphy declared war yesterday on the “unscrupulous sharks” running a tax-dodge scam that has seen thousands of pounds docked from workers’ pay.
People across Britain have been caught up in the “umbrella companies” sting which sees firms use a legal loophole to shift costs onto workers.
Mr Murphy told how members had contacted his union in shock after seeing take-home pay slashed.
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC


