Re: working
People talk to me about work. I write a newsletter about what they say.

Latest editions

Mar
03

Ungigging

The end of the gig economy.
13 min read
Apr
07

what happened in 2008?

A roofer from Spain talks about how the Great Financial Crisis changed his life.
9 min read
Mar
31

Mayhew's London Labour and the London Poor

Life in Victorian London.
9 min read
Mar
17

frack frack boom

The oil boom is a-coming in.
7 min read
Mar
10

canteen: closed

Why we should mourn the death of the workplace canteen.
4 min read
Mar
03

sheer cloudy vagueness

The politics of jargon.
8 min read
Feb
24

why do I have to do so much paperwork?

The unbearable heaviness of admin.
8 min read
Feb
17

in defence of food security

The trade-offs between food security and/or net zero.
7 min read
Feb
10

the future of UK farming

Farming after Brexit and during climate change.
14 min read
Jan
20

Royal Mail and Amazon

Anglo-Saxons and the Amazonification of Royal Mail.
9 min read