We should design a system in which we worship the invisible heart of society rather the invisible hand of the market economy, says Andrew Simms

Chris Marsden reports on the Trades Union Congress (TUC) at Brighton. He criticises the ‘entire union bureaucracy’ which, he states, ‘is opposed to any struggle that might threaten the fundamental interests of the major corporations or the Labour government.’

For all its faults, New Labour’s introduction of a minimum wage benefited millions of people. Now, argues Matt Genner, more radical measures are called for if the party is to serve the workers of the nation and not the bosses- starting with a new national living wage.