Listen "We need to talk about hard working families"
Episode Synopsis
This week we take on ‘hard-working families’ and explore what it means for how we live, work and care for each other.Words of Affirmation is a podcast from Care Full, hosted by Hannah Webster & Ruth Hannan.You can support the podcast to continue by signing up to our Patreon.And, you can find out more about hosts Care Full on our website.This week we talked about:This 2005 Guardian article on ‘hardworking families’This Oscar Reyes article on ‘hardworking families’Keir Starmer’s essay ‘The Road Ahead’ featuring 10 principles and the commitment to “always put hard-working families and their priorities first”Rutger Bregman’s book Humankind and in conversation on the Guardian’s Today in FocusDavid Graeber’s book Bullshit JobsSophie Lewis’s book Abolish the FamilyNotes from Below’s Workers Inquiry (including the ‘Under London’ episode)Reading on the Rochdale PioneersEmily Kenway’s work on the Commons of CareOur music for the episode is Bobby Bertoli’s Rebirth (thanks Bob x).
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