A timely Halloween reminder of the Euro facts as Nigel Farage rises from the grave and undead Euroseptics prowl the government's back benches.

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Zero-Hours Contracts

Decent Work Day Glenis Willmott, our Euro MP here in the East Midlands, used Decent Work Day - a date unaccountably missed by the British media - to highlight the continuing problem of zero-hours contracts in the UK. 

There are currently 65, 000 of these contracts in the East Midlands which means that thousands of people are unable to get a mortgage due to having no financial security. I want to see abusive zero-hours contracts banned. It is completely unfair that some employees don't know how much they will get from week to week - they don't have zero rent, they still have to put food on the table for their kids. People cannot be expected to put their life on hold in the off-chance they are offered work, which they desperately need. 

Recently I called on the European Commission and national governments to take action on zero-hours contracts. With the Tories in power, workers can't expect much support from the UK Government. Labour MEPs have taken the issue straight to EU leaders. I believe that if you work regular hours, you should have a regular contract, and that is why I am working to end exploitative zero-hours contracts across the EU.

Labour's new members

Interesting post by Aaron Bastani on the London Review of Books blog.  Click on the link to read it: Labour's new members.

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