Dissecting the unions: the differences between unions and Labour’s ‘third way’ agenda are not as great as they might seem.

With aggressive cuts currently being imposed on public services in most European countries, trade unions are again under the media spotlight, often criticised for strike actions and bullying behaviour. But what do we really know about British union members? Tim Vlandas offers a detailed insight into union members’ views and preferences, questioning the dominant narrative that unions were mostly reluctant actors of Tony Blair’s Third Way paradigm.