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In Search of the British Work Ethic

In Search of the British Work Ethic: Episode 1

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Melanie Phillips travels to the northeast of England to meet young NEETs.

Melanie Phillips travels to the north-east of England to meet unemployed young people who are struggling to find their way into the labour market.

Journalist Melanie Phillips embarks on a personal journey to explore what work means to some of the most vulnerable and socially-excluded people in Britain. Melanie is known for her uncompromising views on the 'workshy' beneficiaries of the welfare state but will her theories stand up in the face of the complex and difficult lives of the people she meets? 

In this first programme Melanie travels to the north-east of England to meet unemployed young people who are struggling to find their way into the labour market and a married couple who are desperate to move themselves into work and away from dependency.

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Melanie Phillips explores what work means to some of the most vulnerable people in Britain

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