Society

Britain has not fallen out of love with work. But a growing number of people appear to be disappointed by the jobs they have, the rewards they receive and the control they exercise over their working lives. According to the latest British Social Attitudes research, analysed by economist Hannah Slaughter of the Resolution Foundation, 74% of workers were satisfied with their main job in 2025, compared with 81% in 2015. It is the lowest proportion recorded in the survey’s long-running series. There is an important qualification: nearly three-quarters of workers remain satisfied. Britain is not a country in which everybody hates their job. Yet the direction of travel deserves attention, particularly when the same research finds that workers feel less connected to their employers and less...