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Remote working is here to stay - but that doesn't mean the end of offices or city centres
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The Enduring Salience of Class Analysis for Sociologies of Work: Mike Savage Class Analysis and Social Transformation Buckingham: Open University Press, 2000, £21.99 pbk (ISBN: 0335193277), xvi + 185 pp. Beverley Skeggs Class, Self, Culture London: Routledge, 2004, £26.99 pbk (ISBN: 041530086X), 226 pp. John Russo and Sherry Lee Linkon (eds) New Working-class Studies Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2005, $21.00 pbk (ISBN: 0801489679), x + 276 pp. Wendy Bottero Stratification: Social Division and Inequality London: Routledge, 2005, £22.99 pbk (ISBN: 0415281799), 283 pp
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Jeremy Corbyn and the welcome return of older politicians
No full textJeremy Corbyn’s candidacy has provided the unexpected element of drama in the 2015 Labour leadership election. But beyond broadening the range of issues up for discussion, the presence of an older politician as a credible contender (Corbyn is 66) marks a long-overdue shift in British electoral politics
Young people are missing the office: Here's how they can thrive in a post-pandemic workplace
No full textUnderstanding the outcomes and impacts from PhD policy fellowship schemes: Report to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
No full textThis report contains a review of PhD fellowships in parliament. This was as part of a Parliamentary Academic Fellowship hosted by POST and funded by the ESRC and Public Policy|Southampton.The resarech found that POST Fellowships can clearly be a career, if not life-changing, experience and they have led to several Fellows achieving positions of significant policy influence. Even for those that ultimately take up jobs in academia, undertaking a policy-focused Fellowship gave them a new appreciation of where their research fits into the science-policy landscape and often provided focus when applying for grants or publishing papers. For Parliament, POST Fellows not only contribute significantly during their time with us, they also contribute to improving the culture in the House and often ultimately end up working within the House of Commons or House of Lords
There's more to pensions reform than making us work for longer
No full textTalk of changing pensions connects with us at an emotional level – how secure do our futures look? And crucially, how much power do we have over this process? It is a tricky business for the Treasury, too, as its recent retraction of the pensions review, due to feature in the spring budget, shows. A new savings plan for low-earners, hastily announced before the budget, reflects how the government needs to be more proactive about encouraging people to save for their retirement. But even on the government’s estimates, the scheme would only be taken up by one in six of those eligible. The way we work is at the heart of this issue.<br/
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