Uber Loses London License (Again)

Uber’s loss of its London license may be particularly impactful on the gig economy. With 45,000 drivers, if it can’t work a way to get out of losing its license, that’s a lot of newly unemployed with nowhere to go. Will politicians let that happen, when the unemployment figure is going to reflect on a newly formed government?

A Winter of Discontent?

As autumn chills start permeating the air and we gaze outside, wondering if this really will be a winter of discontent, or simply yet another winter of I’m A Celebrity with a nice glass of red, the world, my friends, is changing.

An Umbrella Education… Part two

As you may recall, we have a new intern at UCHQ. In terms of her education, the going has been decidedly slow. I found her the other day, browsing the hashtag #umbrella on Instagram. “These purple ones look nice, don’t they, Ed?” I felt my blood pressure rising. “Have you looked into IR35 yet?” I asked.