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Why Uber must be stopped

The touted start-up is proving to be the embodiment of unrestrained hyper-capitalism. What happens when it wins?494 Jordan Belfort and Gordon Gekko What is Uber? A paragon of free market efficiency and technological innovation serving the greater convenience and...

Cars, taxis and trucks to face Tottenham Court road ban

Council bosses have unveiled a radical plan to ban cars and lorries from the one of the busiest streets in the West End. Credit: Simon Harris/ITV News Camden's Labour leaders plan to widen the pavements in Tottenham Court Road to coincide with the arrival of...

All hail the micro-entrepreneur?

A ‘sharing economy’ means that we can have it all – but we may miss out on the thrill of the unexpected Not two years ago, London’s black-cab drivers faced a threat that they knew might ultimately prove existential, and that threat was known by two sinister words:...

LAW COMMISSION REPORT: Regulating taxis and private hire vehicles. Press release.

  News release: Embargoed until 00:01 hours on Friday 23 May 2014 Reforming the regulation of taxis and private hire vehicles Taxis and private hire services, which include minicabs, are an essential link in the transport network of England and Wales, with passengers...

Why Uber must be stopped

The touted start-up is proving to be the embodiment of unrestrained hyper-capitalism. What happens when it wins?494...

All hail the micro-entrepreneur?

A ‘sharing economy’ means that we can have it all – but we may miss out on the thrill of the unexpected Not two years ago, London’s black-cab drivers faced a threat that they knew might ultimately prove existential, and that threat was known by two sinister words:...

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