At the same time, the structure of the labour force may lessen the pain.

ECONOMIST: Japan

Globalisation and technological innovation are bringing about long-term changes in the world economy that are altering the structure of the labour market.

ECONOMIST: The great mismatch

Then and there Lloyd George laid the foundations of the welfare state on which Labour later built a larger structure, according to the architecture of those two social liberals, Beveridge and Keynes.

ECONOMIST: Liberalism rediscovered | The

The regulatory structure was already creaking before New Labour entered office, struggling to deal with such complex gatekeeper issues as fair access for broadcasters to digital cable and satellite systems.

ECONOMIST: Regulating communications

The Financial Services Bill will replace the structure - introduced by the previous Labour government - under which oversight is shared between the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Treasury.

BBC: Bank reforms must press ahead, says Which?

The bill will replace the so-called tripartite structure, introduced by the previous Labour government, under which oversight of the banking system is shared between the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Treasury.

BBC: MPs pass Financial Services Bill

Scottish Labour has, frankly, vacillated over a prolonged period with regard to the overall method and structure of local government finance.

BBC: Planning for the future

Labour gave a cast-iron guarantee at the last Assembly election that they would retain the current structure of 22 for their entire term of office.

BBC: Grasping the nettle of complexity