LET’S GIVE JEZZA THE GIG

# The gig economy is hailed by some as an innovatory platform for the self-employed to choose their working hours, but the reality is very different – it’s an economic disaster. We have exploitative franchises where drivers, after paying their truck insurance, fuel costs and administration charges, are left with below the minimum wage.

Then there are unscrupulous companies taking advantage of a large pool of cheap labour, where the operatives never question or complain. Yes, the Tories have made it far too easy to be a bad employer in the UK. Only a government under Jeremy Corbyn can stop these Victorian working practices blighting the UK. David Heath, Gloucester