Alas Vine & Hitchens

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To paraphrase Edwin Starr; work, what is it good for, absolutely nothing… At least according to Gen Z. 


Reports suggest that a whole generation might be ready to give up work, which, coincidentally, is how Peter felt every day as a younger man when he was mucking out pigs on the farm, while Sarah’s eighteen-hour days in Hobbs only finally relented when she found herself talking to a drunken sub editor in a pub who was baffled by his new mac at work, just as Sarah had learnt how to use one…


Elsewhere, we take to the seas as Peter asks why our submariners are spending over 200 days underwater at a time and why do we cling to the notion that we need a cold war superweapon like the atomic bomb and what really happens when you try to launch a Trident missile at sea? Nothing good, apparently.


And what tests do you have to pass if, God forbid, you have to stand in for the PM one day? 


On our reading list this week: 


·      Simple Subs Book – Leslie Sellers

·      The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945 – James Jinks & Peter Hennessy

·      The Hunt For Red October - Tom Clancy


To get in touch, email: [email protected], you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’.

 

Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter Hitchens

Producer: Philip Wilding

Editor: Chelsey Moore

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Executive Producer: Jamie East

 

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