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Issue 1497 - The Great Resignation

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The missing 1.2 million workers
If the pandemic hadn’t come along, over a million more people would be in the labour market at the moment. So where did they go? We take a look at the phenomenon dubbed The Great Resignation to find out how after a period of reflection, the world of work is changing for good.

Martin Freeman
In new series The Responder, Martin Freeman plays a Liverpudlian frontline police officer whose mental health has taken a downturn. He explains how the themes of poverty and depression are drawn from real-life experiences.

Also inside:
- Having swapped cobbles for an ice rink, Sally Dynevor, aka Sally from Corrie, is this week’s Letter To My Younger Self
- Diagnosed with early onset dementia, Wendy Mitchell busts the clichés and shares what she wishes people knew about the illness
- In a mini Hobbit reunion, Evangeline Lilly talks about how after playing a castaway, elf and Avenger, she’s finally starring as a character she can relate to
- We report from the launch of the Big Issue eBikes scheme in Bristol
- How vendors are being helped to develop their digital skills and build confidence
- And Dale in Plymouth tells us how he’s saving up for a deposit for a flat
Plus much more!

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