Last year the union liberalised the three-way movement of goods, services, labour and capital.
The goods so produced and distributed may be consumer items, services, labour, or other salable commodities.
All members must participate in the single market, with its four freedoms of movement (of goods, services, labour and capital).
Barriers to the free flow of goods and services, labour and capital are being pulled down around the world, aided by huge improvements in communications and transport.
They have wearied of the soaring housing costs, strained public services, labour shortages and traffic jams brought about by the rapid development of the oil sands.
For having transformed the economy, and having revolutionised investment in our public services, Labour is now moving on to a greater challenge still.
The message was that the Chancellor's prudence will pay off before too long.But the squeeze has also left its mark on the front-line services Labour has staked so much political capital on improving.
To redress the balance, and stop much higher costs being incurred elsewhere in the public services, Labour is to promise in its general election manifesto a programme of measures entitled Placing Women's Safety Centre Stage.
For instance, even though Corbyn will be at a rally in Manchester on Monday on the future of postal services, Labour does not propose to reverse the sell-off of Royal Mail.
Whistleblowers should be given greater protection to allow them to give evidence to parliament as part of a major overhaul of the oversight of Britain's intelligence services, Labour has said.
