Centre for Labour and Social Studies

" The Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) is a new thinktank established in 2012 to act as a centre for left debate and discussion. Originating in the labour movement, Class works with a broad coalition of supporters, academics and experts to develop and advance alternative policies for today...

"Class was set up by Unite the Union, the GMB and the Institute of Employment Rights and has the support of a growing number of trade unions. The organisation is run day-to-day by the staff with work overseen by the Management Committee. Alongside this, Class has an impressive and ever growing National Advisory Panel of experts who offer guidance on policy direction."

Staff

 * Owen Jones, Policy and Media Advisor
 * Anneliese Midgley, Political and Communications Officer
 * Rachel Yates, Centre Coordinator

Management Committee
Accessed May 2013:
 * Steve Hart, Chair – Political Director at Unite the Union
 * Tim Roache, President – Regional Secretary at GMB
 * Geoff Shears, Vice President – President of Union Solidarity International


 * Christine Blower – NUT
 * Manuel Cortes – TSSA
 * Keith Ewing – Kings College London
 * Billy Hayes – CWU
 * John Hendy QC
 * Carolyn Jones – Director of the Institute of Employment Rights
 * James McGowan – Head of Policy and Communications at ASLEF
 * Steve Murphy – UCATT
 * Andrew Murray – Chief of Staff at Unite the Union
 * Doug Nicholls – GFTU
 * Dave Watson – Senior Policy Advisor at PCS

National Advisory Panel
Accessed May 2013: Class has an extensive list of supporters who sit on the National Advisory Panel and assist both with guiding the policy direction of the Centre and in providing invaluable expertise in their specialist fields.


 * Diane Abbott MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health
 * Huw Beynon, Cardiff University
 * Christine Blower, NUT
 * Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge
 * Manuel Cortes, TSSA
 * Danny Dorling, University of Sheffield
 * Jack Dromey MP, Shadow Minister for Housing
 * Daniel Elton, Mass 1
 * Mark Ferguson, Labour List
 * Billy Hayes, CWU
 * Sunny Hundal, Liberal Conspiracy
 * Will Hutton, The Observer and Oxford University
 * Joy Johnson, Journalist and political commentator
 * Paul Kenny, GMB
 * Stewart Lansley, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research
 * Costas Lapavitsas, SOAS
 * Ian Lavery MP, Chair of the Trade Union Group of Labour Members of Parliament
 * Ruth Lister, Loughborough University
 * Kevin Maguire, The Mirror and New Statesman
 * Angela Mason, Fawcett Society
 * Doreen Massey, Open University
 * Marjorie Mayo, Goldsmiths University of London
 * Len McCluskey, Unite the Union
 * Jonathan Michie, University of Oxford
 * Seumas Milne, The Guardian
 * Richard J. Murphy, Tax Research UK
 * Steve Murphy, UCATT
 * Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Minister for Children and Young Families
 * Doug Nicholls, GFTU
 * Frances O'Grady, TUC
 * Ellie Mae O'Hagan, Journalist and Activist
 * Ann Pettifor, PRIME: Policy Research in Macroeconomics
 * Kate Pickett, University of York and The Equality Trust
 * Allyson Pollock, Queen Mary, University of London
 * Roger Seifert, University of Wolverhampton Business School
 * Mark Serwotka, PCS
 * Prem Sikka, University of Essex
 * Stefan Stern, Cass Business School, Edelman
 * Polly Toynbee, The Guardian
 * Jon Trickett MP, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
 * Hilary Wainwright, Red Pepper and New Politics Project
 * Mick Whelan, ASLEF
 * Richard Wilkinson (Equality), The Equality Trust
 * Zoe Williams, The Guardian
 * Lord Stewart Wood, Shadow Cabinet Member
 * Salma Yaqoob
 * Gary Younge, The Guardian

Contact
Web: http://classonline.org.uk