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Back the campaign for Recall elections

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Third Way has long advocated the introduction of Recall – the power to sack elected officials. We also support the introduction of initiative and referendum. These are the building blocks of direct democracy. Wikipedia defines a recall election in this way: “A recall election (also called a recall referendum or representative recall) is a procedure by which voters can remove … Continue reading →

Oppose the rise of ‘zero hour’ contracts

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The number of people on “zero hours” contracts has risen sharply since the 2008 financial crisis. Analysts note that this coincides with larger number of UK workers in part-time and low-wage jobs.  The office of national statistics say that far more people are working on these contracts than previously estimated. 250,000 people were employed on … Continue reading →