There’s something wrong upstream – with work itself. The problems we faced pre-pandemic are still very much with us, buried beneath endless talk of how many days we might spend in the office.

If we don’t fix work itself, we’ll be unable to even begin to resolve the issue of place. Based on his challenging forthcoming book Neil Usher examines the 12 phrases that have codified our alienation from work and one another – and what we can do about it.