The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
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Precarious work and contemporary capitalism
deliveroo 28/3/18
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SCARCELY a week goes by at the moment without some press story about precarious work in Britain, and it’s undeniable that something profound has happened to Britain’s labour market.
The full employment boasted by Tories is in truth closer to full under-employment — a swelling in the ranks of part-time workers.
Self-employment, real and bogus has expanded massively. But what exactly is going on? And how should the labour movement respond?
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