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Now on Bbc News political thinking with nick robinson. Hello, And welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than a newsy interrogation, of someone who shapes our political thinking about what a shape theirs. My guest this week has just celebrated ending the longest Train Drivers strike in history a strike that was blamed for crippling the railways And angered many, many travellers. His members haVe Got a 15 Pay Rise over three years. He is Mick Whelan, The General secretary of as...

Whether it should match elsewhere in the uk or whether it is set at the right level are likely to continue. Our correspondent are likely to continue. Our correspondent lorna are likely to continue. Our correspondent Lorna Gordon in holyrood. As if by magic we can speak to the general secretary of the scottish trades union congress. Can you explain, what did you mean when you say the Scottish Government could have raised more revenue by taxing any different way . We more revenue by taxing any dif...

wherever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, we have seen lots of massive disruptions to the global economy in the last few years. the pandemic shut the world down and now war and sanctions are driving prices up. but before covid, the world of workers was going through another disruption and a digital one at that. technology companies were launching platforms like uber, justeat and deliveroo where people could work f...

the boss of the australian—based work platform, airtasker and the man leading the policy to regulate the sector, european commissioner, nicholas schmit. also on the show i am going to be talking about supply chains, and the economic pressures of doing business in turkey where inflation is running at 80%. companies. i have got the big bosses of the company which owns companies. where ever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. y...

Those with university degrees can command a substantial wage premium than those who did not or have not furthered their education.

"we used to go to jacks because it was discounted food "or cheaper foods." so, i think a lot of the people that used to go there, come here now. from your chats with people here, how bad are things right now? ive never seen it this bad in my lifetime. mince or chicken? chicken? enjoy. i would say about 60% of people that come here are in work poverty. the wages arent enough to keep them warm at home and feed them as well. weve had postmen here. weve had firemen here. weve had nurses. and we have...

And we are already in some areas in this precise context. this is the question of the value of work, this is a question of work poverty. and this is also a question of inequality in our societies. so i think what we have to aim at is more quality of work, fair wages and fairness in our society because more unequal societies are not better societies. are gig economy workers unfairly treated at the moment, because some will argue that the flexibility is very important to many people? i would not s...

Because of the cost of living crisis that we are always during? this because of the cost of living crisis that we are always during? this is a very important _ that we are always during? this is a very important question _ that we are always during? this is a very important question about - that we are always during? this is a very important question about our. very important question about our society at large. because if people have to take differentjobs, several jobs to make ends meet then we...

Should not be in a situation where there comes along a crisis and people are already in such a fragile situation that that drags them deeper into poverty. research has also shown that before this cost of living crisis, 1.8 million children across the country were growing up in deep poverty, meaning they are in families whose incomes are completely inadequate to meet their living costs. in the long run we have to do something now, but we also have to think about how we get to a situation where ou...

Taken today around the paper and work allowance, and you combine that with the increase to minimum wage... that is an improvement to our social security system for people who are working and it will go some way, take some steps towards turning the tide of in work poverty that has been rising, going back to before the pandemic, a rising tide of in work poverty, so these steps are really welcome in that respect. but i think what we dont know yet is quite how far these changes are going to make up ...