Self-employed, not self-sufficient?

If the professional classes can look after themselves, and legislation fought for by trade unions protects the rights of employees, then who looks after the self-employed working on the edges of viability? They cannot get a second state pension or benefit from auto-enrolment, they have no rights to holiday, parental or sick leave, no HR Read more…

Escaping low pay

While politicians talk about raising the minimum wage, people say they don’t want minimum wage jobs. This research project explores the common characteristics of households that have managed to raise their incomes, lifting them (and their children) out of poverty, and explores whether this can be replicated by more effective public policy.

Tax reform for growth

Its over two years since the Mirrlees review, led by the Institute of Fiscal studies, published its final report, the first time for a generation since the question of whether Britain’s tax system is fit for purpose has been considered. Yet politicians have been strangely silent on the subject, even though the report’s authors are Read more…

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