The letter from your business editor, Elizabeth
Anderson, claimed that May`s so-called "new industrial strategy is making all
sectors of business happy" (May`s industrial strategy could be her moment,
24.01.17). There is, however, one sector, and many would argue the most
important one, which will not be happy with the green paper, and that is, of
course, the workers, without whom no business can exist, let alone prosper. A
commitment to guarantee workers` rights, with pay high enough to avoid the need
for state supplements, should have been included, alongside bosses being forced
to adopt long-term strategies, including investment in training and technology.
The fact that the paper mentioned "businesses" 346 times, but trade unions not
once, speaks volumes. "Workers` party" indeed!
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