The devolution and community empowerment bill is a major step forward, but devolution must now enter a new phase
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LUKE RAIKES: The spending review set the direction of travel – now the government must deliver
Living standards shouldn’t be the government’s only priority. But they are a very real measure of whether people’s lives are going well and, understandably, it is often how the public judges whether a government is doing its job. For this government to secure a second term, it will need to deliver tangible improvements in living standards. This report shows how the government can make people better off in highly challenging circumstances. It sets out how policies can be prioritised, coordinated and communicated in practice, with three key ‘pillars’.
Last year's election victory can only be consolidated by making peoples' lives better, writes Luke Raikes
LUKE RAIKES: Labour's first budget faced up to the three challenges the government must tackle
In this paper, the Fabian Society's deputy general secretary, Luke Raikes, investigates how well our current employment status framework is working and discusses options for reform. He situates the debate around single worker status, which would merge ‘limb (b)’ workers with those with employee status, in the context of the need for general improvements to employment rights and enforcement.