In this episode, first recorded in September 2024, Steven King and Cat Gower are joined by historians Dr Geoff Monks and Dr Carol Beardmore to discuss Britain’s ‘Sicknote Culture’. Is it merely the media’s latest fixation or is it symptomatic of something bigger?

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