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Ben Wray – Labour reform in Spain: Partial breakthrough or missed opportunity?

January 9, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Ben Wray, journalist based in the Basque Country and co-ordinator of the Gig Economy Project, looks at the tensions which have emerged over the Spanish Government’s plan to reform labour laws This piece was originally […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – Just Eat signs “pioneer” labour agreement with Spanish unions

December 17, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Agreement is the first of its kind in Spain, and includes 30 days of holiday leave, a maximum working day and health & safety protections, but does not extend to Just Eat’s sub-contractors The Gig […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – Sheffield: Longest continuous strike in UK gig economy reaches second week and spreads

December 14, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Strike is into its eleventh day and has spread to Chesterfield, Sunderland, and Huddersfield* BRAVE NEW EUROPE has donated to the strike fund. If you wish to support the Stuart workers of the IWGB donate […]

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Gig Economy Project – EU Commission: Employment status as default for platform workers

December 9, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Directive, once passed, will be the most significant regulatory change to the platform economy in Europe so far. The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling us to […]

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EU politics

Gig Economy Project – Reaction to the platform work directive

December 9, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Reaction from unions, academics, platforms and more to the EU Commission’s platform work directive, announced 9 December* The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling us to provide […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – Uber fails in “collateral attack” on UK Supreme Court ruling

December 6, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Uber had sought to undermine a key part of the UK Supreme Court ruling in February, which found that the company’s drivers were workers The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by […]

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EU politics

Gig Economy Project – Open letter to EU Commission: Don’t ‘water down’ plans to regulate platform work

November 29, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Ministers from Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Italy apply pressure onto EU Commission a week before the platform work directive legislation is to be announced The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project: 59% of UK riders have no financial support when ill or injured, new study finds

November 25, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Seventy-six riders participated in a new in-depth study on working conditions in the food delivery sector in the UK The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling us […]

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Gig Economy

Carlos Rodríguez: Uber and Cabify violate the rights of users – and we have the evidence

November 15, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Carlos Rodríguez, community manager at Elite Taxi Association Barcelona and vice-president of the Taxi Project 2.0, summarises a report by Taxi Project on the violation of the rights of consumers using the apps of ridehail […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – Employers must provide riders with a bike and mobile phone, German court finds

November 11, 2021 Ben Wray 0

Riders and unions complain that the cost of bike purchase and repair takes a significant chunk out of take-home pay. The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling […]

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Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine by Avi Shlaim

January 15, 2026 0

Book Review by Hossam el-Hamalawy Avi Shlaim’s Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine is a book written in the midst of catastrophe, not after its dust has settled.  It is a work shaped […]

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After Nations – The Making and Unmaking of a World Order by Rana Dasgupta

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Reviewed by Branko Milanovic´ This new splendid and beautifully-written book by Rana Dasgupta has as its title After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order. The idea, briefly sketched in the introduction and […]

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