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Sal Brinton

Baroness Sal Brinton writes…Why we should be concerned about the Uber app

By Sal Brinton | Wed 11th June 2014 - 1:30 pm

Taxis on Oxford StreetThere’s been much in the media today about the Hackney Cab blockade/strike in London this afternoon, protesting to TfL and Boris Johnson about the licence that TfL have given Uber to set up an app for hailing minicabs.

This isn’t a turf war. It’s much more serious than that, and there are some highly political issues here too that affect anyone who uses a taxi.

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