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I’ve sent over 700 emails to achieve parity for the excluded and I won’t stop
Tim Pravda · 15 July 2020
It is now close to 120 days since I have been excluded from government support because of…
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Festival of Archaeology: how we are working to win for members
14 July 2020
Join us as we celebrate our archaeologist members and share their stories for the virtual…
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The government has left us to fend for ourselves and jobs and venues will disappear
Matthew Bird · 8 July 2020
Without help your favourite venue and workers may disappear from the sector, warns…
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Workers taking control of our own data
Andrew Pakes · 7 July 2020
One of the hallmarks of COVID-19 has been the acceleration of interest in new workplace…
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Inadequate support and no roadmap means the future is bleak for live events
John Rogers · 2 July 2020
I moved to London in 2009 to take a dream job working for a lighting console…
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Dear Chancellor, I’m a freelancer left behind by your broken promises
Jodie McCallum · 25 June 2020
Freelance TV presenter and reporter Jodie McCallum writes an impassioned open letter to…
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Being a good ally
Rob Lauder · 24 June 2020
Prospect organiser Rob Lauder offers some tips how you can support and be a good ally for…
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Prospect's senior deputy general secretary, Sue Ferns
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Why Bectu supports the Trussell Trust and War Child
Sue Ferns · 24 June 2020
Last September Prospect launched partnerships with two new charities: the Trussell Trust…
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Prospect members at Pride 2019
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We must still celebrate Pride this year
Rob Lauder · 19 June 2020
Prospect organiser Rob Lauder says that while Pride will be different this year, it is…
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Learning from the COVID-19 calamity – join Bectu’s new deal conversation
Philippa Childs · 11 June 2020
Raw emotion. Those two words best describe the feelings of freelancers experiencing…
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