The Amazon Union
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From the BBC
Amazon has defeated activists hoping to establish the company's first unionised warehouse in the US.
Workers at the Bessemer, Alabama warehouse...
Fun Little Details Of The Gupta Metals Offerings
That Gupta was attempting to do a Mittal is obvious - plug together the scrag and dog ends of the global metals business and...
These People Are Going Mad About Deliveroo
I will admit to not being terribly excited about Deliveroo - I've always found popping out to go get something to eat to be...
Why Does Gupta Need A Loan When He Should Be Swimming In Cash?
Sanjeev Gupta has put in that request for a government loan that we all knew was going to be coming. On the basis that...
The Oppression Of American Unions
Just terrible:
Here is a typical day for the 800 backstage workers at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, as described to me by...
Starlink. A Gamechanger?
From our Swindon Correspondent:
I've become rather obsessed with Starlink. To anyone not in the know, it's a system of satellites in geostationary orbit, being...
A Very Bad Judgement
From our Swindon Correspondent:
There're reasons we should generally simplify laws, especially around employment and tax. From the BBC:-
Uber drivers must be treated as workers...
Another Problem We Need Do Nothing About Then
It's entirely possible that screwing the workers - as capitalists are wont to do - produces the highest profits and thus stock valuations. It's...
People Don’t Give A Toss About Exec Pay And Net-Zero
A very basic economic concept is that we really shouldn't pay all that much attention to what people say - look at what they...
Has Amazon Peaked?
From our Swindon Correspondent:
There're two stories on the same day that I would normally count as canaries in the coalmine for a company heading...