Anna Coote

Alfie Stirling

Aidan Harper

Not so long ago, people thought that a ten-hour, six-day week was normal. Now, we assume that the eight-hour, five-day week represents a natural equilibrium of work and play. Will that soon be history too? In this new book, three leading experts argue why it should be. They map out a pragmatic pathway to a four-day week that safeguards earnings for the lower-paid and keeps the economy flourishing. They argue that this radical vision will give workers time to be better parents and carers, allow men and women to share paid and unpaid work more equally, and help to save jobs – and create new ones – in the age of automation. Not only that, but it will help to combat the stress and illness caused by overwork, as well as helping the environment and allowing us cut down on the kind of wasteful ‘convenience’ shopping that we all do when we’re in a rush. This book will be essential reading for anyone who has ever felt like they could get so much more done if all weekends were three days long.

The Case for a Four Day Week

Mary Murphy

Andrew Simms

Jane Franklin

New Economics Foundation

Why a Shorter Working Week Can Help Us All to Flourish in the 21st Century

21 Hours

Three Economies for Social Justice

Green Well Fair

Why Women Still Want More

New Gender Agenda

Andrew Percy

The idea that healthcare and education should be provided as universal public services to all who need them is widely accepted. But why leave it there? Why not expand it to more of life’s essentials? In their bold new book, Anna Coote and Andrew Percy argue that this transformational new policy – Universal Basic Services – is exactly what we need to save our societies and our planet. The old argument that free markets and individual choice are the best way to solve pressing problems of poverty, inequality and environmental degradation has led us to catastrophe, and must be abandoned. The authors show that expanding the principle of collective universal service provision to everyday essentials like transport, childcare and housing is not only the best way of tackling many of the biggest problems facing the contemporary world: it’s also efficient, practical and affordable. Anyone who cares about fighting for a fairer, greener and more democratic world should read this book.

The Case for Universal Basic Services

Tim Jackson

Robert Skidelsky

Barbara Adam

Juliet B. Schor

Jane Franklin (Political sociologist)

Have you ever wondered why you're so busy, where your time goes, or how much your time is really worth? Authored by leading experts in social, economic and environmental sciences, this book will radically alter your understanding of the nature and value of time.

Why We All Need a Shorter Working Week

Time on Our Side

Anna Coote

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