A Point of View

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29/03/2024

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With more people than ever off work sick, AL Kennedy reflects on our unhealthy relationship with work.

A L Kennedy argues that, as a country with low productivity, we must urgently address our unhealthy relationship with work.  

But creating more workaholics like herself, she says, is the last thing we should be doing.  

'Toxic work doesn't just blight our business hours - it wearies our affection, steals our time for each other,' Alison writes. 

'We rely on free moments and free energy to invent, to recharge, to create. An exhausted, stressed population is docile, but doesn't solve problems well.'

Producer: Adele Armstrong 
Sound: Peter Bosher
Production coordinator: Liam Morrey
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

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