“The technology is just a shiny shopfront”: the case against the sharing economy
Uber isn’t special because it has an app – it is special because it has billions in venture capital funding behind…
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Can anyone else picture George Osborne as a robot car salesman?
Sexist cities, Obama’s killer bathtubs and why you should be listening to the New Statesman podcasts.
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The whole way we report on the budget has to change
George Osborne’s predictions change every few months. So why does the media cover them like they’re written in stone?
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Budget 2016: A sticking-plaster Budget
George Osborne and his team will already be looking ahead to the autumn statement.
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What we talk about when we talk about millennials
When we speak about generational angst, we should not forget that we are really talking about class, and class expectations.
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Budget 2016: No plan for the future, and no hope for Britain
Forget white heat. All that the Chancellor offered was cold despair.
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Budget 2016: watch out, there’s an iceberg ahead
The Chancellor will have to address Britain’s pay and productivity crisis if he’s to avoid creating a £32bn feelbad factor…
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The biggest trick in George Osborne’s 2016 Budget
There’s a hole in your Budget, dear Chancellor, dear Chancellor.
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