Furlough, a "new" word, with an old meaning

22/05/2020 6 min
Furlough, a "new" word, with an old meaning

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Episode Synopsis

Nearly seven million British workers are now on "furlough" during the Corvid19 crisis. In an article in today's Methodist Recorder ,David Hallam recalls a time when "furlough" was very much part of British non-conformist culture. He uses the language of the time, that some may find at best culturally unacceptable today..