Frances O’Grady general secretary, TUC

“The Swedish derogation [of the Agency Workers Regulations] is a bloody big loophole!”

Professor Steve Peters Psychiatrist and author of The Chimp Paradox speaking to staff at Nicoll Curtin 

“No one’s job is secure. We are all contingency workers.”

Waheed Nazir strategic director – economy, Birmingham City Council

"[The issue of] skills is the one thing that keeps me awake at night."