The bosses' red tape is most people's decent pay and conditions. It is time for a great leap forward in the way Labour talks about work and people's aspirations. Quality of work and equality of opportunity are the important challenges for the next stage. Better work, better conditions and an upward ladder for all, not just any old job, but a better job. John Monks at the TUC waits to see if Britain will fight in the EU against a right for employees to be consulted before mergers and closures affecting their lives.
Hard tests lie ahead.
There is a fierce battle going on for the right for new mothers to return to work as part-timers. If even this minimal demand is thrown out, then Labour will have missed a chance to enthuse voters with a new political agenda. The big idea is to reconnect politics with what really matters in people's lives - quality of life, happiness, family, freedom and control over their time. Ask people what matters most to their lives, and often it is the chance to take half a day off work for something special, control over their time without feeling chained to a desk or bench. It might be the right to start work later or leave work earlier.