Her income has been cut to a third of what it was but she is undoubtedly a full-time self-employed worker.

BBC: The mystery of rising employment

For every unemployed worker in America who is counted, there is, for the first time ever, another un- or under-employed worker who is not, and none of these figures include the 3.5 million to 5 million young people also out of work.

CNN: Commentary: Panic anniversary no reason for joy

Under the changes, a self-employed worker who contributes to the social security system in one EU country, and then moves to another member state that does not have unemployment insurance for the self-employed will be able to claim unemployment benefit from the country where the worker was last based before becoming unemployed.

BBC: MEPs welcome new social security rules