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In Search of the British Work Ethic

In Search of the British Work Ethic: Episode 2

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BBC Radio 4 - In Search of the British Work Ethic, Episode 2

Melanie Phillips spends time with cleaners and catering staff working on the minimum wage.

Melanie Phillips spends time with cleaners and catering staff working on the minimum wage and asks what motivates them to work.

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? 

Melanie spends time with cleaners and catering staff working on the minimum wage and asks what motivates them to work. Would Melanie's own assiduous work ethic survive night shifts, low pay and cleaning lavatories?

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

Journalist Melanie Phillips explores what work means to some of the most vulnerable and socially-excluded people in Britain

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