Frances O'GradyThe backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union laws - already among the toughest in Europe - harsher still. And parts of the media will continue to attack p… ▶371PoliticsReadingTime
Frances O'GradyAlthough there's a lot of focus on the Lib Dems, we need to keep our eyes on the far right of the Tories, who I suspect will become increasingly impatient in their appetite for ta… ▶344Politics
Frances O'GradyI like independent films... European films. I do go and see popular films as well because my kids force me.333Hope
Frances O'GradyI think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller. ✨ 'Never mind glass ceilings, what about gl… ▶346Thought
Frances O'GradyYou just wish sometimes that people would treat you like a human being rather than seeing your gender first and who you are second. ✨ Never mind glass ceilings, what about g… ▶282HumanityThoughtTime
Frances O'GradyThere is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political lead… ▶337HumanityLifePolitics
Frances O'GradyA business is good if it gives a decent day's reward for a decent day's work, treats people decently, and gives them a voice at the top. ✨ A single mum and the first female … ▶316Humanity
Frances O'GradyI'd be happy to have regular face-to-face meetings at Downing Street with David Cameron to argue the case for alternative economic policies.284Sadness
Frances O'GradyI want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't. ✨ Citizens before corporations. www.theguardian.com. July 20, 2009.273Humanity
Frances O'GradyWashing dishes as a 17-year-old in an Oxford college and seeing the privileged lifestyles of the undergraduates there convinced me that a system that allowed luxury for the few at… ▶329Life
Frances O'GradyIn the U.S. the powerful critics of austerity such as Paul Krugman and Robert Reich rightly identify the decline of 'labor' as a problem, and renewing trade unionism part of the s… ▶297Politics
Frances O'GradyOrdinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking. ✨ TUC leader Frances O'Grady: 'Peopl… ▶308HopeHumanityThought
Frances O'GradyI came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer and an individual worker is fundamentally u… ▶243Time
Frances O'GradyWhen I look at my daughter, who's 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on … ▶309Life
Frances O'GradyI cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas 'above our station.'… ▶232Thought
Frances O'GradyMy impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensibl… ▶298Death
Frances O'GradyBritain is a textbook case of how growing inequality leads to economic crisis. The years before the crash were marked by a sharp rise in remortgaging and the growth of 0% balance … ▶211Reading
Frances O'GradyI am a feminist and I have no problems being called that. ✨ Never mind glass ceilings, what about glass skirting boards?. Interview with Kevin Maguire, www.theguardian.com. … ▶224Thought
Frances O'GradyAll the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get traini… ▶236Hope
Frances O'GradyI suspect there are people in all walks of life who need to be dragged into the 21st century in terms of attitudes towards women.226HumanityLife
Frances O'GradyThe implication that women work for pin money and can manage on a worse pension, presumably by relying on husbands, riles. But even more galling for women is that few government m… ▶205Politics
Frances O'GradyThe UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999.173Humanity
Frances O'GradyI do know what it's like to worry about bills, I do know what it's like to worry about even finding a child-minder, never mind paying them.162Thought
Frances O'GradyWith real wages still falling for many, people are increasingly being forced to use their credit cards, their dwindling savings, or take out payday or doorstep loans if they need … ▶173HumanityLife
Frances O'GradyThe TUC's new slogan 'a future that works' sets a profound challenge. Austerity and rapid deficit reduction is failing in its own terms, but even at its best it is short-sighted, … ▶176HopePoliticsTime
Frances O'GradyVoting to go on strike is not a decision working people take lightly and is always accompanied by a strong sense of injustice at work. The impact of losing a day's pay is signific… ▶157HumanityReading
Frances O'GradyAs long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether they're going to have a job in the morning, then they are less likely to resist unfair changes, o… ▶179HopeHumanityTime
