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The gig economy is coming. Politics isn't ready

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    The gig economy is coming. Politics isn't ready

    The gig economy is coming. Politics isn't ready - Telegraph

    If Mr Osborne really wants to lead a “workers’ party”, he’ll reach out to the gig workers, hailing them as embodiments of the Tory ideal of hard work and self-advancement in a free market.

    Instead of treating us like tax evading lepers....

    #2
    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    The gig economy is coming. Politics isn't ready - Telegraph

    If Mr Osborne really wants to lead a “workers’ party”, he’ll reach out to the gig workers, hailing them as embodiments of the Tory ideal of hard work and self-advancement in a free market.

    Instead of treating us like tax evading lepers....
    I think it is appalling how this government treats freelancers
    Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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      #3
      Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
      I think it is appalling how this government treats freelancers
      It really is astonishing!

      Of course, if the government attacks continue(will no-one clip HMRCs' wings or at least get them to go after large branded companies?) then there will be few contractors left.

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        #4
        Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
        I think it is appalling how this government treats freelancers
        Irony even agents don't treat us this bad
        Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.

        No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.

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          #5
          Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View Post
          Irony even agents don't treat us this bad
          Even though we try our hardest
          Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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