We Were Promised Robot Butlers
Why does domestic drudgery persist? Nick Srnicek and Helen Hester take up the fight for free time.
Tag: care work
Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?
Edie Miller
He wants to turn nurseries into battery farms.
We’re All Working, All the Time
Polly Smythe
Workers deserve the right to disconnect.
Capital, Care and Crisis
Emma Dowling joins James Butler to discuss care in the shadow of capital.
‘Tired From the Heart’: Voices From the Care Sector
Care work faces a constant struggle for recognition, leaving some workers ‘tired from the heart’. What would it mean to advance an alternative vision of the sector? Sophie K Rosa, Craig Gent and James Butler find out.
Why Scrapping Hostile Environment Policies Would Benefit Kids, Parents and Childcare Workers
Miranda Hall and Veronica Deutsch
Disabled People and Care Workers Must Build Common Cause in the Fight for Better Conditions
Jamie Hale
The Soapbox: All Women Are Workers
Eleanor Penny brings you “The Soapbox” We usually think that work means employment in the formal economy. But domestic labour – done mostly by women, and mostly for free – is the most fundamental kind of work there is.
Labouring Through Birth and Death
Jenny Nelson
4 Problems Affecting Home Care Sector Workers
an Anonymous Care Worker
5 Crises Facing the UK’s Care Homes
an Anonymous Care Worker
7 Reasons the Midwives’ Strike Affects Us All
Lady Stardust
