Corruption
Hubert Horan, Izabella Kaminska: The “Uber Files” are not the Uber exposé you are looking for
Finally an article that analyses the case of Uber and the Uber Files with the real big picture Read Here
Gig Economy
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Italian taxi wildcat strike ends after Prime Minister offers his resignation
A spontaneous strike of taxi drivers across Italy following the Uber Files revelations has stopped after the Italian Prime Minister offered his resignation, one of the key demands of the drivers who are opposed to […]
Corruption
Gig Economy Project – Piero Valmassoi: We should worry about what Uber is doing to influence the EU Platform Work Directive
Piero Valmassoi, an EU policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, takes a look into Uber and the other ridehail and food delivery platforms’ lobbying strategy over the EU platform work […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Kroes-ing through the revolving door
Double-Kroes-ing would be more apt. As we keep writing, corruption – and that is what this is – is endemic in the EU and European political class. We see maybe one in ten thousand cases. […]
Corruption
Gig Economy Project – The #UberFiles: 5 things you need to know
The Gig Economy Project looks at the key revelations from the Uber Files, a massive leak of of internal documents from the US ridehail giant uncovering the company’s true face The Gig Economy Project, led […]
Corruption
BBC – Uber Files: Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber
Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. Read Here The files show Emmanuel Macron was on first name terms with Uber’s founder while […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – The #UberFiles: reaction round-up
The Gig Economy Project rounds up some of the key reaction to the Uber Files from unions, politicians, NGOs and others. The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – Taxistas beat Uber in battle for Barcelona
Catalan Government’s new law to regulate private hire platforms effectively restricts them to limousines and passenger vans The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling us to provide […]
Finance
Gig Economy Project – ‘Life is a game’: Laura Carrer and Luca Quagliato discuss making a film on being a rider in the city
Laura Carrer and Luca Quagliato speak to the Gig Economy Project about their upcoming film on the reality of being a rider in the city (interview available as a podcast and in text form) The […]
Economics
Quartz: Nobody wants to pay for ultra-fast food delivery
Ultra-fast delivery startups are either folding up or leaving markets, exiting the scene just as quickly as they arrived. Read Here Photo: Lear 21 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International