28 December

The idea of a holiday is only a couple of centuries old. It’s never sat well with some people, including me, the idea that you flog yourself for nearly 50 weeks a year and somehow having a few weeks off will then recharge you. Good, meaningful work is something people are actually reluctant to stop doing. And it doesn’t stress you. So holidays are mostly just a symptom of shit work. Which is a symptom of working people having not enough say in the world.