1/ What are the latest ONS labour market stats? The UK labour market is showing shifting signals in April–June 2026. Rising unemployment earlier this year was mainly driven by more people returning to the labour force. Now, the weakness is starting to show up in employment. Read the thread 👇🧵

Come and work with me at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/po...

🚨New report out today! 🗣️ @profjanegreen.bsky.social: “What really matters right now for households, and for politics, are people’s feelings of economic security. “Having peace of mind about finances should something go wrong; being able to plan; feeling confident about the future.”

The announced changes to disability benefits will lead to very substantial falls in income for some families. While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.

Excellent article calling out the government's failure to address how the visa system drives exploitation and their choice to increase hostility instead. "Contrary to what this white paper suggests, exploitation doesn’t happen because there are too many of us..." www.bigissue.com/opinion/immi...

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights

The government's immigration white paper is a classic case of victim blaming, writes Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO of the Work Rights Centre.

bigissue.com

Powerful piece by a care worker in response to the immigration changes. I echo her point re the failure to address abuse. "Meanwhile, nothing said by the Labour government aims to robustly investigate serious abuses we often face by British employers." www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Opinion: Migrant workers prop up the UK’s social care system. Now…

Labour’s crackdown will break a promise made to workers like me – and leave the system in disrepair

thebureauinvestigates.com

New report from us on changes needed in statutory sick pay, written up in the Guardian today. UK has one of the lowest levels of SSP anywhere - £3 an hour for someone in full time work www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov... @joshhalliday.bsky.social

Ministers told to raise sick pay as report says 1.6m would be unable to pay bills

Low-paid workers unwell for four weeks would be in hardship despite changes in employment bill, charity finds

theguardian.com