Corbyn’s bank holiday plan misunderstands modern work

Next Monday, while the village fair is raging outside, I will be inside working as on any other Monday morning. Will I be disappointed to miss out on a day of Mayday fun? Not a bit of it. There are only so many steam rallies one wants to attend, only so many seaside-bound traffic jams one can bear to join. I would far rather work through every bank holiday and take time off when I feel like it, when the roads aren’t full of bikers and there are fewer people out and about trying to force themselves to have fun.

I don’t think I am entirely alone in this, which is why Jeremy Corbyn’s plan for an extra four bank holidays on St David’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, St George’s Day and St Andrew’s Day is likely to be less of a vote-winner among the workers than he thinks.