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Stand-up against the gig economy
Conrad Landin chats with award-winning comedian ED NIGHT about precarious work, socialism and the difficulties of being a performing artist
In reopening relations with China, the PM showed an uncharacteristic grasp of power, proportion and Britain’s diminished place in the world – a lesson many in Westminster still refuse to learn, says ANDREW MURRAY
Dockers from Italy, Greece and beyond will stage co-ordinated port blockades on February 6, declaring ‘we don’t work for war’ – in a call in solidarity with Palestine. ALFIO BERNABEI reports
The British Prime Minister’s Beijing visit marked the end of a long diplomatic hiatus and produced tangible, if limited, economic results, says KEITH BENNETT
Schoolchildren who joined a nationwide anti-Trump walkout learned more outside the classroom than in it but could still be penalised, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The suicide of Tamara Jade Logon after her disability benefits were wrongly withdrawn is the latest in a series of deaths in which coroners have cited DWP failings, exposing a pattern of preventable harm, says DYLAN MURPHY
A STAND-UP routine at Edinburgh might not seem the most obvious front in the battle against gig economy exploitation.
But perhaps it’s exactly where the fight needs to be. The summer festivals and the massive fringe of comedy, theatre and music are notorious for the exploitation of venue staff desparate to get a break in the arts.
Now comedian Ed Night, nominated for the Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2017, is putting precarity at the heart of his show.
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