Rest in peace, British capitalism. You had a good run, but thanks to Sadiq Khan’s decision to end Uber’s licence to operate in London, it’s all over now.
Even the usually sensible Conservative MPs, like Tom Tugendhat and Matt Warman, have got in on the action. Tugendhat wondered if Khan would “switch off the Internet” next, while Warman warned that the move sent “a clear message” that digital businesses were not “welcome in London”. The ASI’s Sam Dimitru describes it as “a disaster for Londoners”, who, he says, benefit from the flexibility it offers both to customers and drivers.
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