Let's Work It Out

UK labour market briefing, September 2026

A new monthly briefing, following the ONS release on 15 September

Sep 24 • Dom Atkinson

The fourth pillar

A new briefing note, on the IPPR NEET report

Sep 18 • Dom Atkinson

March 2026

The surge we're not ready for

Part six of The Permanent Condition, the final piece in the series

Mar 29 • Dom Atkinson

1

The Spine

Part five of The Permanent Condition

Mar 22 • Dom Atkinson

We know what works

Part four of The Permanent Condition

Mar 15 • Dom Atkinson

3

What holds the system in place

Part three of The Permanent Condition

Mar 8 • Dom Atkinson

2

The infrastructure we never built

Part two of The Permanent Condition

Mar 1 • Dom Atkinson

February 2026

Infrastructure, not programmes

What happens when you stop building for the crisis and start building for the condition.

Feb 28 • Dom Atkinson

The loafer assumption

Part one of The Permanent Condition

Feb 20 • Dom Atkinson

1

January 2026

Work doesn't love you back

The weight of “what do you do?”

Jan 31 • Dom Atkinson

3

The pressure of dreams

This is my first post on Substack.

Jan 20 • Dom Atkinson

4

September 2025

Building Community Infrastructure for the Age of Artificial Intelligence

AI is moving fast. Communities need capacity whether impacts are modest or large. This plan aligns private gains with public investment; a policy that…

Sep 16, 2025 • Dom Atkinson