Good morning, here’s your Tuesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead. Look out for these three things happening around the world today.
Brexit won’t turn the UK into a Mad Max-style dystopian future
People may have flocked to see the latest instalment of the Mad Max movie franchise in their thousands but it’s not a future the UK’s Brexit secretary David Davis sees for the UK.
Go deeper with GlobalData
The successful Mad Max series of action films portrayed societal collapse in a lawless future world — unsurprisingly, government officials are keen for this to be avoided.
Davis, speaking in Vienna in the latest in a series of cabinet speeches called the road to Brexit, is today hoping to calm fears around the UK’s exit from the European Union and will say it won’t lead to Britain being “plunged into a Mad Max-style world borrowed from dystopian fiction”.
Last week the UK’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, delivered what was intended to be a rallying speech in support of Brexit.
Venezuela will today launch its state-controlled cryptocurrency
Venezuela’s new state-controlled cryptocurrency — called the petro — will go on sale for the first time today, designed to raise money for the troubled socialist government and as a way to pay suppliers.
How well do you really know your competitors?
Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.
Thank you!
Your download email will arrive shortly
Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample
We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form
By GlobalDataVenezuela president Nicolas Maduro has said the cryptocurrency will fight off the effects of US-led sanctions and is backed by the country’s dwindling oil reserves.
Maduro claims that about 100m petro tokens worth some $6bn will be issued and that each petro token will be backed by one barrel of the country’s oil — much of which has yet to be drilled.
Gig economy has its day in court
Companies and workers operating in the so-called gig economy will be closely watching a legal battle brought by a plumber to the UK’s supreme court today.
The gig economy has been defined as “a labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs” and companies such as Uber, Deliveroo, and TaskRabbit all operate within it.
The Supreme Court is considering a legal appeal brought by the London-based Pimlico Plumbers and its founder, Charlie Mullins, over whether a tradesman is an independent contractor or a worker entitled to certain rights.
Last year, the Court of Appeal concluded that plumber Gary Smith was a worker because he was required to use the firm’s van for assignments and was contractually obliged to do a minimum number of hours per week.
