The British at Work (2011)
Kirsty Young looks at British working lives since the Second World War.
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The British at Work
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Kirsty hears from women who were moving into a male dominated workforce and sees how the optimistic dreams of the post-war years were undermined by poor management and bickering workers.
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In the second of this series on the history of work, Kirsty Young looks at the years in which the post-war baby boom generation joined the workforce, from the buoyant optimism of the 60s to the union versus management conflicts of the 70s.
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Kirsty highlights the emergence of a new self-employed and self-starting class eager to embrace Margaret Thatcher's message of self-reliance and the pursuit of wealth. For many people this meant exploring new job opportunities and working in new kinds of jobs.
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Kirsty Young looks at British working lives since the Second World War.
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