Labour manifesto: ‘What it means for small business and the self-employed’
Overall, the Labour party’s 2024 manifesto is the most business-friendly and business-aware manifesto that has been produced in…
Self-employment
We will legislate to protect gig economy workers and end the race to the bottom
A wonder of the modern age is that almost any item imaginable can be ordered to arrive at…
HeartUnions: The self-employed deserve security, prosperity and respect, too
Boris Johnson’s lies in parliament have covered many topics, but one of the worst is that employment is…
We must not have a repeat of the last year for the self-employed
This week has marked a year since the televised address announcing the first coronavirus lockdown, and today we…
It’s time to do “whatever it takes” for the self-employed
On 20th March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was just beginning and the economic crisis that came with…
Labour calls for continued suspension of UC change to support self-employed
Labour has called on the government to “see sense” on the planned reinstatement of the minimum income floor…
Community: The self-employed are “falling into the abyss” during Covid
The Conservative Party is supposed to champion the entrepreneur. Tories are expected to be on the side of…
How Labour can develop a distinctive narrative on business
Brendan Chilton’s comment piece for LabourList last week argued that the party should be opposing the Tories if…
This government is creating a class of zero-rights employees
For years, the talk has been about the changing working landscape and the oncoming digital revolution. Over the…
Why have the self-employed been hung out to dry by the Chancellor?
After a reasonably productive Day One of social distancing at home – we went outside, the boy ate…
