EU politics
The Guardian: Union wins first round in Deliveroo high court employment challenge
They have a long way to go, but this is truly good news. Read here
Gig Economy
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Commission protects AirBnB lobby paper as “commercial secret”
It is no surprise that online rental platform AirBnB and its allies would prefer to keep their controversial political demands to the European Commission private. But it is a disgrace to see the Commission oblige […]
Deregulation
Tom Hunt – Building up the bundle of sticks. New ideas for union organising
If there are to be progressive changes in European society, unions will play a major role. Following decades of neo-liberal policy they are seriously weakend. To make matters worse, many tend to be reactionary, expecially […]
EU politics
Wil Chivers, Helen Blakely, and Steve Davies – Young people are leading a growing movement against low pay and precarious work
TGI Friday’s employees are joined by McStrikers during a demo in Covent Garden. Wil Chivers, Author provided Wil Chivers, Cardiff University; Helen Blakely, Cardiff University, and Steve Davies Strikes have taken place at […]
EU politics
Owen Jones: Talk to Deliveroo couriers. See a dystopia that could be your future
The gig economy via tech platforms have become the epitomy of modern worker exploitation. How workers are fighting back. Read here
Corruption
Nick Dearden: Big tech companies are trying to rewrite the rules to get your data
Dearden addresses all destructive march of tech companies through our societies and how they are using politicians to stop us from stopping them. Read here
Economics
Daniel Randall – Why class still matters: a reply to Paul Mason
This article is a response to Paul Mason’s recent essay ‘Labour must become the party of people who want to change the world, not just Britain’, in which he argues that there can no longer […]
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Some praise our gig economy flexibility. I call it exploitation
While Silicon Valley cannot praise the gig economy enough as a great opportunity, they forget to add that it is a great opportunity for them to earn money, not the workers. Read here
Finance
The Gig Economy Project is a media network for gig workers in Europe. On 10 September 2025, we re-launched the project in partnership with the ETUC’s Digital Platform Observatory. You can read about GEP 2.0 […]
Finance
Mail Online: Several Amazon workers ‘have considered suicide since joining the company’, poll reveals while warehouse staff claim they have urinated into bottles because they’re afraid of ‘time-wasting’
Manchester Capitalism is returning to Britain after being resurrected in the United States Read here