Long periods at a desk can affect energy, concentration and physical comfort. Claire Small explains how regular movement during the working day can support wellbeing.
Ronald Reagan famously said that there are no worse words in the English language than 'Hello, I'm from the government and I'm here to help'. Your opinions on the role of government in the lives of people will of course depend on your own political allegiance. The role government plays in social policy, in providing an allowance when you are out of work, or a health service free at the point of need when you are ill are entirely different from imposing rules of business. Many who are perfectly happy with the former, would be fiercely against the latter