Union membership among young workers is experiencing a significant decline, marking a global trend known as the de-unionisation of the young. In the UK, government statistics reveal a sharp decrease, with only 4.3% of workers aged 16 to 24 being union members in 2021, compared to 19.8% in the 25 to 34 age group. This decline is part of a broader shift that has seen collective bargaining coverage decrease from 80% of the British workforce in 1980 to around 30% in the 2000s. The drop in union membership is not necessarily due to young professionals viewing unions more negatively than…
Politics
In a recent Fox News town hall, former President Donald Trump openly expressed his satisfaction at overturning Roe v. Wade, attributing this significant move to the appointment of three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump, who is making his third bid for the Republican presidential nomination, engaged in a discussion about his anti-abortion stance and its potential impact on the upcoming 2024 election. The town hall, held in Des Moines, Iowa, featured Trump responding to a voter’s question about his commitment to opposing all abortions and how his stance compared to that of his campaign rival, Florida Governor…
Tensions flared on ITV’s ‘Peston’ programme as Ian Hislop, a familiar face on ‘Have I Got News For You,’ confronted former Tory chairman Jake Berry regarding the government’s sluggish response to the Post Office IT scandal. The scandal, arising from the faulty Horizon computer system, led to the unjust conviction of numerous sub-postmasters for fraud and false accounting. The atmosphere grew heated when Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced emergency legislation to clear the names of those affected by the scandal. However, this move prompted scrutiny over the government’s delayed actions and the timing of their intervention. Hislop, renowned…