As Swansea Bay tries to put itself back into the frame by starting work on an access road to stop its planning consent expiring, its time to think again about whether this is the best way to develop our green … Continue reading
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I spent the day (9th Oct) at the Access to Cash roundtable run by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), chaired by Chris Hemsley, their MD Fascinating stuff:- The PSR has a Joint Authorities Access to Cash Group (JAACS Group) which … Continue reading
The Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee met today, October 3rd and interviewed the Chair and officers from the Development Bank of Wales. See what they said about Banc Cambria … Continue reading
In the small working class market town of Questembert in southern Britanny, the local school is getting a 4,000 sq ft extension containing new laboratories and a covered courtyard. In most parts of the UK, a contract like this would … Continue reading
As part of the policy review being undertaken jointly by the Co-op Party and the Labour Party to look at how to double the number of co-ops in the first term of an incoming Labour Government I’ve put together some … Continue reading
The Global Labour University (GLU) is a network of trade unions, universities, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the ILO (International Labour Organisation) to deliver high-level qualification programmes. It offers Masters Courses in five different countries on trade unions, sustainable development, social justice, international … Continue reading
My latest blog on executive pay levels has just been posted on Social Europe. https://www.socialeurope.eu/chief-executives-pay On salaries and greed? As Oxfam reports that the top 1% of the world’s population now ownmore than the other 99%,perhaps it’s time to think … Continue reading
Now we have a new First Minister, who’s pledged to reform the Welsh economy over the next few years, perhaps it’s time to think about how we remunerate people in Wales, and in particular those at the top of the … Continue reading
The Open 2018 Conference took place at the Conway Hall on July 26th and 27th. I was invited to speak at a workshop session on “Solving the crisis of the Gig Economy” together with my colleague Lieza Dessain from SMart … Continue reading
In schools, colleges and lycées throughout France, from March 26th to 31st, Social and Solidarity Economy at School Week raises awareness of collective entrepreneurship among more than 4,000 students. Formerly “Cooperation Week at School”, the “SSE Week at School” is … Continue reading