Self-employed relief welcomed but unions and Labour urge it must be rolled out sooner

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says making people wait till June could be ‘too late for millions’

Editorial: C-19 crisis throws precarity of work into sharp relief

IT IS an ugly word: precarity. It has an international currency, but rendering it in Italian, French or Spanish makes its sound no better.

What should we make of the governments Coronavirus jobs retention scheme?

THE government’s recently announced Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was met with widespread approval.  

McDonnell urges Tory Chancellor to throw lifeline for self-employed

JOHN McDONNELL urged Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak to throw self-employed workers a lifeline today or at least clarify when state support will be off

‘Don't forget when the bosses betrayed us’

Wetherspoon magnate Tim Martin tells over 40,000 laid-off staff to consider ‘applying for a job at Tesco rather than “wait around for us to reopen’

Government ‘breaks promise’ to ban evictions during coronavirus crisis

BORIS JOHNSON has “broken his promise” to tenants by failing to ban evictions and suspend rent for 20 million people who face financial hardship du

There’s no debate now: humans are socialist not selfish — so let’s take control

What workers are ‘essential’? All workers are essential. This crisis has shown workers their real strength — and the left must rush to solidify those gains, writes DOUG NICHOLLS

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY From self to non-self

ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL explain how stem-cell transplants provide new immune systems for those who need them

‘Terrifying’ emergency Coronavirus Bill would roll back disabled people's care rights

Editorial: On Covid-19, a public information effort is better than a blame game

IT’S a blame game.