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A National Food Service? TfL for taxis? What nationalising the gig economy could look like

Gig economy platforms should be taken into public ownership if they repeatedly fail workers, say the majority of under 45s in new research.

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A National Food Service? TfL for taxis? What nationalising the gig economy could look like

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