• Home
  • About us
    • Our Goal
    • Authors
    • Editors
    • Structure
    • Funding
  • Donate
  • Comment policy
  • Contact
  • Privacy
Brave New Europe

Brave New Europe

Politics and Economics: Expertise with a radical face

  • EU politics
    • EU-Institutions
    • National Politics
    • Regulation
  • Finance
    • Economics
    • Monopolies
    • Tax
    • Universal Basic Income
    • The Commons
    • Financial Institutions
  • Sustainability
    • Climate Crisis
    • Environment
    • Energy
    • Food Production
    • Solutions
  • Corruption
    • Lobbying
    • Political Parties
    • Regulatory Capture
    • Revolving Door
  • Media
    • Media Concentration
    • Media Influence
    • Fake News
  • Gig Economy
  • Neo-Liberalism in the EU
    • Austerity
    • Deregulation
  • The Gig Economy Project Newsletter
  • Donate
HomeAuthorsBen

Articles by Ben

No Picture
Gig Economy

The Gig Economy Project – European Parliament’s right-wing divided over platform work directive

May 11, 2022 Ben 0

A private hire platform lobby event in Brussels saw sharp divides within the centre-right EPP Group, and heard fears from platforms over a new attempt to push the Directive further to the left The Gig […]

No Picture
Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – Carlos Rodríguez: Once again, the taxi is under attack in Madrid

May 6, 2022 Ben 0

Carlos Rodríguez, community manager at Elite Taxi Association Barcelona and vice-president of the Taxi Project 2.0, says the Community of Madrid’s latest manoeuvre to protect the interests of ridehail platforms will be at the expense […]

No Picture
Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – Carlos Rodríguez: Una vez más, el taxi es atacado en Madrid

May 1, 2022 Ben 0

Carlos Rodríguez, administrador de la comunidad de la Asociación Elite Taxi de Barcelona y vicepresidente del ‘Taxi Project 2.0’, dice que la última maniobra de la Comunidad de Madrid para proteger los intereses de las […]

No Picture
Gig Economy

The Gig Economy Project – Analysis: Is the party over for food and grocery delivery platforms?

April 28, 2022 Ben 0

The easing of the pandemic combined with the cost of living crisis is testing the sustainability of food and grocery delivery platforms The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW […]

No Picture
Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – ‘The offence of concealed work’: Suspended prison sentences and maximum fine for Deliveroo France

April 19, 2022 Ben 0

The first criminal trial of a food delivery platform in France delivered a historic judgement. The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling us to provide analysis, updates, […]

No Picture
Gig Economy

Laura Carrer: “A system for the desperate” – How Uber Italy worked with intermediary firms to exploit riders

April 7, 2022 Ben 0

Journalist Laura Carrer examines a Milan trial of Uber Italy and two intermediary companies which revealed the “double level of exploitation and subjugation” that a hired group of riders were subjected to in Milan, Rome […]

No Picture
Finance

The Gig Economy Project – Basque union establishes domestic workers section and seeks first collective agreement

April 2, 2022 Ben 0

The new domestic workers section of the LAB union in the Basque Country is a first, and the union told the Gig Economy Project that they are “attentive” to the growth of digital labour platforms […]

No Picture
Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – “This strike is about survival”: UK Stuart Delivery couriers revolt reaches 100th day

April 1, 2022 Ben 0

Stuart Delivery couriers in eight towns and cities in the north of England remain on strike after their pay was slashed in December The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE […]

No Picture
Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – “The fuel price is up, the delivery price is down”: Belfast food delivery couriers strike

March 23, 2022 Ben 0

Belfast couriers from Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat join forces in a Northern Irish first to demand a minimum income guarantee The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW […]

No Picture
Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – As fuel costs surge, gig workers reach “breaking point”

March 18, 2022 Ben 0

For private hire drivers and food delivery couriers in the gig economy who have to pay for the costs of their own vehicle, surging fuel prices are pushing them to the brink. The Gig Economy […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 197 198 199 … 202 »

BRAVE NEW EUROPE Newsletter

Subscribe here!

Recent Posts

  • Gerald Sussman – Mearsheimer’s “Offensive Realism” versus Radical Realism
    August 24, 2026 0
  • Mahyar Ramezankhani – Sanctions didn’t break Iran. They hardened it.
    August 24, 2026 0
  • Stuart Jones, Andrew Crossland, Chris Groves – Empty North Sea oil fields could store enough green hydrogen to power the country for seven years
    August 24, 2026 0
  • Kit Klarenberg – Ukraine’s Ultranationalist War On History
    August 23, 2026 0
  • Dr. Adam Hamawy, Chris Hedges – Why This Former U.S. Army Physician is Running for Congress
    August 23, 2026 0
  • Michael Roberts – Post Pandemic Inflation
    August 23, 2026 0

Recent Comments

  • Neil Broatch on Juan Cole – Spoiled Rotten Donald Trump Can’t Buy His Way Out of the Mess He Made When He Started War With Iran
  • Paulo Marques on Nate Bear – How Finland Destroyed Itself For NATO
  • robert on The Cradle: Wikipedia co-founder says encyclopedia ‘compromised’ by CIA
  • Wilfrid Whattam on Aurelien – The Limits Of Our World…And the prisons we make for ourselves.
  • Miles Lester on Chris Hedges – Don Corleone Trump

Archives

  • August 2026
  • July 2026
  • June 2026
  • May 2026
  • April 2026
  • March 2026
  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • September 2016
  • June 2016

Book Reviews

No Picture
Economics

Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

No Picture
Economics

Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

May 8, 2026 0

Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

Tags

Alastair Crooke Al Jazeera Ann Pettifor Article BBC Ben Wray Bill Mitchell Book review Branko Milanović Chris Dillow Chris Hedges Corporate Europe Observatory Dean Baker Europe European Union Gaza Germany Glenn Diesen Heiner Flassbeck Iran Israel Jeffrey D. Sachs John Mearsheimer Jonathan Cook Judge Napolitano Larry C. Johnson Link Michael Hudson Michael Roberts Middle East Eye Nima Alkhorshid Palestine Podcast Politico Reuters Richard D. Wolff Richard Murphy Robin McAlpine Russia Steve Keen UK Politics Ukraine Ukraine war United States Yanis Varoufakis

Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes