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Why does Labour think it’s more important for people to work five days a week and be unhappy than to work four days and be both happy and productive?

It’s a loaded question I know; the jury is still out on whether working fewer days actually produces the result claimed for it.

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And also, there are some scenarios in which a four-day week may not be practical.

But Labour’s Steve Reed, who has apparently declared war on local councils operating the four-day week, is not being entirely honest in his choice of rhetoric.

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