The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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Workers’ Brussels ‘voice’ drowned out by lobbyists
A toothless committee set up to offer ‘partnership’ between bosses and unions offers ordinary people nothing, writes JOHN BOYD
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
THE Economic and Social Committee (ESC) was set up to offer opinions on EU issues to the Commission, Council of Ministers and European Parliament. It is mandatory for the Commission and Council of Ministers to “consult” the ESC on economic and social affairs before the relevant legislation is passed.
It can also offer reports and opinions if asked by other EU institutions.
As with other EU institutions, its origins can be found in the 1957 Treaty of Rome to establish a single market.
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