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Workers of England Launch New Website 2025

Dear Member, We are excited to introduce the: - New Workers of England Union website!! This website is your central hub for everything you need as a member. Our new website has been designed with you in mind. You’ll fin...
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Building Resilience: Skills for Thriving at Work.

Resilience is a word often used in the workplace. It isn’t about “putting up with” whatever gets thrown at you, it’s about adapting, recovering, and even finding ways to grow when things get tough. In today’s workplaces, pres...
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Council Tax Rises and Service Cuts

Recent reports from Cambridge to Camden have exposed a growing crisis in local government that working people across England can no longer afford to ignore. While councils face budget black holes, core services are under pressu...
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Selling Off Our Green Future

The sale of allotments by the government threatens food security, community cohesion, and environmental resilience. In this analysis, we explore why allotments matter now more than ever. The Government’s Attack on Allotments ...
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Driving Rules Are Changing in 2025

Major changes are coming to UK roads in 2025. These include updates to licensing for older drivers, tax changes for electric vehicles, new commercial driving standards, and enhanced safety measures. Whether you drive for work, ...
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A Short History of Pensions in England

Early Beginnings and Trade Union Pressure The idea of state pensions in England began with the Old Age Pensions Act of 1908 under David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill. This radical step introduced a non-contributory pensio...
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Call Centres Returning to England, Part 2

How Many Call-Centre Roles Are Offshore? Despite growing demand, nearly half of UK companies (48%) now outsource business functions abroad—a 41% increase since the pandemic—with £500 billion allocated to outsourcing in 2022. In...
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A History of Voting in England, Part 1

The evolution of voting in England is a tale of gradual, hard-won change—a centuries-long struggle to expand political rights from a privileged few to the wider public. Today’s democratic rights rest on generations of reformers...
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Call Centres Returning to England

UK businesses are increasingly reshoring call-centre and distribution roles from overseas. This shift reverses a two-decade offshoring trend driven by rising costs abroad, customer dissatisfaction, and changing economic priorit...
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Time for a St. George's Day Bank Holiday

Most workers in England are unaware that England is one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to bank holiday provision. Let’s be blunt: England has just 8 public holidays a year, the lowest in Europe and among the ...
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