Tag
work
Public TWIS articles connected to this recurring idea.
- Who gets to judge the young?
Young people are asked to prove they want to work. Government polling also finds that employers and the state have responsibilities. Do we ask the same questions of everyone?
- Do young people want to work?
A government-commissioned survey found that most of the 417 young people questioned wanted work, education or training. Their answers show why a lecture about motivation is not a substitute for rebuilding the route in.
- Will AI Destroy Capitalism or Humanity?
A living TWIS assessment of which AI future is actually emerging, updated in dated layers without rewriting earlier judgements.
- Britain Imports the Worst and Leaves the Best Behind
British ministers use foreign precedents to justify tougher rules while giving far less attention to the rights, institutions and practical protections surrounding them.
- Young Workers Can Be Paid Less for the Same Job
The government says young people need help into work. But help into work is not enough if the work still lets them be cheaper because of age.
- Workers Pay VAT at the Checkout While Companies Can Claim Some Costs Back
Workers pay everyday costs from taxed wages. Companies account differently through deductions and VAT rules, which matters without meaning no tax.
- Workers Are Blamed for Refusing Bad Jobs
How benefits discourse turns health, care, insecure work, transport, and local opportunity into a story about individual attitude.