James Bloodworth

James Bloodworth is a British journalist, author, and commentator who writes about class, inequality, and the gig economy. Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain is his powerful account of going undercover in some of Britain's worst-paid jobs — from Amazon warehouses to care homes — exposing the harsh realities of low-wage work in modern Britain. The book was praised for its unflinching honesty and became an important contribution to the debate about workers' rights and inequality. His audiobook and book is essential listening and reading for anyone who wants to understand the hidden world of precarious work in contemporary Britain.