John McDonnell sets out plan for 32-hour working week

The video discusses the historical reduction of work hours from 65 hours in the 1860s to 43 hours by the 1970s, largely due to trade unions. However, progress has stalled since the 1980s, with people working some of the longest hours in Europe. The Labour party plans to reduce the average full-time working week to 32 hours within the next decade.

In the 1860s, how many hours did people typically work each week?

• 65 hours

• 50 hours

• 70 hours

• 40 hours

Which movement is primarily credited with reducing the average working week to 43 hours by the 1970s?

• The environmental movement

• The trade union movement

• The civil rights movement

• The feminist movement

What has happened to the progress in reducing work hours in recent decades?

• It has reversed

• It has stalled

• It has remained the same

• It has accelerated

Since the 1980s, what has happened to the relationship between productivity and free time?

• It has improved

• It has been broken

• It has remained unchanged

• It has strengthened

What is the Labour government's plan for the average full-time working week in the next decade?

• Increase to 40 hours

• Reduce to 32 hours

• Maintain at 43 hours

• Increase to 50 hours