The Metropolis

There's no such thing as a right to work

Mike Pollitt | Wednesday 14 December, 2011 11:30

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The Right to Work campaign is marching on Downing St.

They want to highlight the number of people unemployed (2.64 million on the figures just in, up 128,000 on last month). Fine and good.

Just one problem: there is no right to work. Sorry about that, but it doesn’t exist. How could it? It’s ludicrous.

Evening Standard – Right to Work demo near Downing St
Right to Work website
ONS – Labour Market Statistics, December 2011

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