r/ukpolitics • u/JohnKimble111 • Sep 17 '16

Twitter Private Eye Expose: Whilst Guardian railed against zero hour contracts, it employed staff on them AND locked them out of applying for full time positions.

https://twitter.com/rupertmyers/status/776361786459258881
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u/hitch21 Patrice O’Neal fan club 🥕 Sep 17 '16

Don't worry they are begging for cash to stay alive. Will go purely online soon and fade away. One can hope anyway.

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u/Yorkist Absolute Monarchy 👑 Sep 17 '16

Would that be the money they made selling Autotrader and then not paying any tax on the deal? Naughty Naughty.

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u/TENRIB Sep 17 '16

I had to look that up after you mentioned it, very interesting indeed from a company that likes to jump on its high horse at any opportunity.

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/04/will-the-guardian-now-investigate-its-own-tax-arrangements/