National Politics
Ben Wray: The Breakdown of Neoliberal Globalisation Is the Root Cause of Britain’s Political Crisis
Review of a new book on Britain’s decade of political turmoil Read the article HERE
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Austerity
Ben Wray – All of the Eurozone’s deep contradictions are now exposed in Italy
If Italy was a light, it would be red and flashing. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project Photo: World Economic Forum licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike […]
Economics
Ben Wray – Savage Empire: The Coming Phase of US Power
We are leaving an era of true US hegemony, and entering one where the empire rules by force more than sullen consent. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project […]
Finance
The Sobremesa Podcast – Spain’s Riders Law with Ben Wray
Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading Brave New Europe’s Gig Economy Project. He joins me to explain how the Riders law came about in Spain, and why it is needed. Ben also explains some […]
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Interview: Ben Wray on Democracy and Independence Movements in Spain and Scotland
Ben Wray (Falkirk, Scotland /1989) is a freelance writer and journalist at BRAVE NEW EUROPE, coordinating the Gig Economy Project which analyses new forms of precarious work in the digital economy. He is the co-author […]
Finance
Tech Won’t Save Us: Ben Wray – The Fight for Gig Workers’ Rights in Europe
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the state of the gig economy in Europe, including the Spanish riders law, recent court ruling on employment status in the Netherlands, strikes in Germany and […]
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Entrevista amb l’analista polític escocès Ben Wray
Ben Wray (Falkirk, Escòcia / 1989) és escriptor i periodista independent a BRAVE NEW EUROPE. És coordinador del Gig Economy Project que analitza les noves formes de treball precari en l’economia digital. És coautor de […]
Climate Crisis
Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century by Andreas Malm
Book Review by Ben Wray If the events of the past year and a half haven’t got you thinking about the importance of ecological catastrophe to the politics of the 21st century, nothing will. Following […]
Finance
Gig Economy Project – Discrimination of cloudworkers in the global south is rife on digital platforms, report finds
Online gig workers in the global south receive lower pay and less work due to discrimination from clients largely based in the global north, with no legal recourse, a new study of Cloudwork platforms has […]
Finance
Gig Economy Project – When platforms co-opt gig workers to their cause: Understanding Spain’s anti-labour movement of riders
Podcast with José Domingo Roselló of the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling us to provide analysis, updates, ideas, and reports […]