There’s a slow tightening of the screw on the self-employed that might as well have eight consultancy giants at the handle end, and government policy as the torque. The PM or his chancellor should stop this billion-pound accumulation of UK self-harm dressed up as reform.

IR35, employment status, security clearance: IPSE's Joshua Toovey outlines the five tests Andy Burnham's government must pass in its first 100 days to earn contractors' trust.

Pressure by UK plc to water down late payment rules must be ignored, or else contractors face another half-measure, dressed up as reform.

Whether it’s blue, red, or another hue, one party will finish conference season with the self-employed vote more in the bag than the others.

This government (like the last) cannot settle on the self-employed, subjecting them to a never-ending, legislative merry-go-round.

We need contractors to answer 10 off-payroll working questions, to help us convince the chancellor it’s time for an IR35 fix – IPSE.

Government departments, taxpayers funding departments; and contractors making sure departments are secure -- all being let down by the worst ever performance.