Weekend Reading
Writing worth reading 29th/30th Nov 2025
The empty soul of Britain’s Palm Springs by Miles Ellingham
“It’s become Britain’s Monte Carlo,” Morgan excitedly told the camera from the back of a speedboat. Later in the programme, he sat down with a local estate agent who told him he’s looking to get his “grasping little hands” on £350m worth of sales. They both laughed like crows. A few months later, the world economy collapsed. ” …
Our Job is Impact by Dave Trott
“It didn’t mention islands, or hunting, or trouble, or beasts, or children. It didn’t fill any of the requirements of summarising the story. But it did capture the mood in a way that sounded gripping and unsettling.…”
Why are we all working so hard? by Sarah O’Connor
“The idea that technology can liberate us from the drudgery of work is a powerful one. It has also been a powerful disappointment, at least so far. Many bemoan the fact that John Maynard Keynes thought we could all be working a 15-hour week by now. But it is not just about working hours. The nature of work also seems to have changed in the past three decades. In spite of — or perhaps because of — new technology, people now say they are working harder to tighter deadlines under greater levels of tension...”
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