UK will commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 Keir Starmer says investment in national security will also deepen Britain’s commitment to Nato

Back then welfare cuts were 'imposed' by the EU (they were self-inflicted in the UK). Now they are dictated by NATO, and its largest 'shareholder'.
A way to remember that today is the 9th anniversary of the Brexit referendum - so much so for regaining sovereignty
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This seems a more nuanced & thoughtful approach to regulating platform work than the current New Zealand government's "gateway test"/make everyone an independent contractor plan.

Shaping the Future of Digital Work: A Bold Proposal for Platform Worker Rights A new draft convention proposes to establish a comprehensive rights and protections for platform workers globally.

A great blog by @valeriodeste.bsky.social on a proposal for an ILO Convention on Platform Workers - Could not be more topical and could not be more interesting! www.socialeurope.eu/shaping-the-...

The Institute of Employment Rights highlights the loopholes caused by omitting universal workers status from the UK government's Employment Rights Bill. Read here 👉https://www.ier.org.uk/comments/waiting-for-godot-the-employment-rights-bill-2024-and-the-single-status-of-worker-omission/

These EU reforms were long in the making.
theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Their pros and cons were carefully considered by
@etui.bsky.social
in a report published a few years back etui.org/publications...
They are not anodyne reforms and have important economic but also social implications.

Worker Status, Worker Rights: Closing The Gaps In The Employment Rights Bill The IER Podcast · Episode

I enjoyed sharing some thoughts on worker status and ZHCs with James Harrison and Keith Ewing while recording this @IERUK podcast. The Bill has so much potential, but without a new and broad worker definition it could all be lost
open.spotify.com/episode/2T0b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYBp...