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Inside the AI fear narrative: Why one recruit-tech veteran claims Silicon Valley is manipulating the…
OPINION
Is Silicon Valley weaponising job-loss anxiety? With corporate AI bills spiralling out of control, one recruit-tech veteran exposes what he sees as hype—and reveals how recruiters and contractors can use AI to fight the system
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The real story behind why UK companies are not hiring and what job seekers can do about it
RECRUITMENT ARTICLE SERIES
Between higher employer taxes, AI company adoption and a massive skills gap, finding a job in Britain has completely changed. Here is what is really going on behind the scenes, how it impacts flexible workers,…
Self-employed: The privacy reality of new GOV.UK AI chat app
The UK government has launched GOV.UK Chat, an AI assistant built straight into the official GOV.UK app. While it promises to rescue independent workers from long phone queues, it comes with a major warning for self-employed professionals:…
How can freelancers, sole traders and contractors get a cut of tech elite’s AI productivity gains?
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AI-centric companies are getting richer with fewer people, so what is owed to the contractors who help make that happen? We dig into the thorny reality of flat organisations, profit-sharing and the uncomfortable truth about…
Would a future Chancellor of the Exchequer ever scrap Employer’s National Insurance?
SPECIAL REPORT
In a BBC Newsnight interview, former PM Rishi Sunak described tech chief executives telling him "flat is the new up" when it came to employee structures. Sunak suggested in the interview that this was a concerning…
Axing jobs to fund GPUs: Meta job cuts could see surge in low paid ghost workers : will you soon be…
As Meta prepares to axe 8,000 staff to fund a staggering $135 billion AI bet, a new hierarchy is emerging. If the AI revolution continues its trajectory, it isn’t just automating tasks and burning through billions of dollars each month; it…
Britain is handing America its economic future — One redundancy at a time
SPECIAL REPORT: Workforce & Economy
British Chambers of Commerce research has found British firms are using AI to cut jobs rather than create them. The US seems to have a different strategy. To make matters worse, British profits…
How independent consultants in 2026 are selling results to stay off-payroll
Unless your clients are waiting for a jury to decide their fate, the era of the professional advice-giver has officially shuttered. According to the latest CMI report on professional standards, the market is moving away from conceptual…
UK creative freelancers score a pause in AI arms race as OpenAI Freezes Stargate Project
OPINION
OpenAI’s UK Stargate project hits a wall as energy costs and copyright concerns stall the 8,000-GPU plan. Discover why this delay is a major win for creative freelancers and a stand for national intellectual property rights
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Microsoft Copilot officially “for entertainment only”—which means you’re on the…
OPINION
Microsoft's Copilot is now officially "for entertainment only" — meaning any mistakes it makes in your client work are legally your problem, not Microsoft's
Microsoft has updated its service agreement to categorise…