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Jun 15, 2018 · But what if our job was demeaning, poorly paid, and tedious? Cracking open the gig economy, journalist James Bloodworth spends six months undercover working the most grueling low-wage jobs.
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Mar 1, 2018 · From the Staffordshire Amazon warehouse to the taxi-cabs of Uber, Bloodworth uncovers horrifying employment practices and shows how traditional working-class communities have been decimated by the move to soulless service jobs with no security, advancement or satisfaction.
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Jun 13, 2019 · Bloodworth’s resulting argument is that a pernicious marriage of portions of the political Left and Right has destroyed the dignity of the British working class, with fatal consequence for that class, and deleterious consequences for all of society. Hired is a powerful book that has key implications for possible political realignment.
Aug 6, 2019 · Review of ‘Hired’ by James Bloodworth. Comparisons with George Orwell abound as Bloodworth goes undercover to investigate the murky depths of the low-waged sector in the UK. He says his aim is to merely describe what he sees - although as a former editor of Left Foot Forward, he is, of course, partisan. His other aim is to tackle some of ...
Feb 22, 2018 · Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain by James Bloodworth (Atlantic, £12.99) buy it now. Those who want to claim that markets are broken — the sort who sneer at neoliberals — will...
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Feb 27, 2019 · “Hired: six months undercover in low-wage Britain” paints a vivid picture of life in some of the toughest corners of the world of work.
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Dec 11, 2020 · James Bloodworth is a journalist and author of Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain, which was longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2019.