It’s not about the black cabs: what’s been missing from the TfL v Uber debate

Uber thought it was in a popularity contest – but TfL doesn’t care about that, or about protecting black cabs, or about the gig economyIn the immediate aftermath of Transport for London’s decision not to renew its licence to operate in London, it must have seemed to Uber that events were going its way. Not for the first time, a regulator had attempted to stand in its way, and the company had turned to its tried-and-tested playbook.Uber deployed representatives in the media to s