Use it or Lose it Holidays

Let's face it - November and December are hardly the months in which the British Isles cover themselves in climatic glory. You'd think that would be the perfect stimulus for people to get away for a cheeky city break or a dose of winter sun. And yet us Brits are some of the worst in the world at taking our full holiday allowance. Of the 28 days annual leave (29 in Scotland, lucky blighters) we're entitled to, the average Brit fails to take a whopping four days every year. You don't have to be a maniacal Marxist to think it's appalling that across the working population that equates to a serious number of free days we work for businesses. Read more