Breaking: Uber drivers entitled to basic workers’ rights, rules employment tribunal
An employment tribunal has said that Uber’s workers are entitled to sick pay, holiday and statuary minimum wage, rejecting the company’s appeal against the decision.
Green Politics
The Tories say cutting corporation tax boosts revenue. Here’s why it’s a lie
They want to cut it to 17 per cent, one of the lowest rates in the world, and it’s not sustainable.
The Paradise Papers are the direct result of wilful Tory inaction on tax avoidance
The growth of offshore tax havens is no coincidence — the government prioritise helping the rich and powerful at the expense of everyone else.
Budget: the Chancellor’s obsession with the deficit will drive our economy into the ground
There are a number of tools available to Philip Hammond to fix our broken economy, but Tory ideology blinds him to them.
Philip Hammond’s budget will expose failed Tory economic policy once and for all
With productivity stagnant, the Chancellor may have to scrap public spending plans and increase borrowing. Tory economic legitimacy will be in tatters.
The market will only ever exploit those in poverty — we need a societal response
Rent-to-own company BrightHouse were recently fined £14m for exploiting customers and repossessing goods.
Ban unpaid internships says 72 per cent of public ahead of Lords debate
And 80 per cent think the practice is nepotistic.
Here’s how automation will take up to 40 per cent of UK jobs in the near future
The speed at which AI and automation take jobs will ‘dramatically outstrip that of previous technological revolutions’, the new report warns.
Brexit poses an ‘extreme risk’ to Britain’s food security. Don’t ignore the warnings
As food security begins to decline across the world, Britain is entering dangerous territory in trying to leave the single market.
Brexit ‘no deal’ will hit poorest hardest as import prices soar, new report shows
Over 3m low-income families would be about £500 worse off as tariffs on EU goods are imposed and high street prices rise.