Nicola Coughlan

Twelve stories of extraordinary young people from across history.

I'm Nicola Coughlan and for BBC Radio 4, this is history's youngest heroes. Rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

There's no doubt that the sick pay system is a burden on the economy, especially in crisis times like now. We have a huge shortage of workers already. And you can imagine if in addition to, let's say, 30 days of vacation, we have a very generous parental leave system. Now people take more than 20 days of sick leave a year.

That is a huge burden, not just in companies on their labor costs, but also in consumers and people not getting services delivered when they need it.

I'm Nicola Coughlan, and for BBC Radio 4, this is History's Youngest Heroes. Rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

12 stories of extraordinary young people from across history. There's a real sense of urgency in them. That resistance has to be mounted, it has to be mounted now. Follow History's Youngest Heroes wherever you get your podcasts.

Twelve stories of extraordinary young people from across history.

I'm Nicola Coughlan and for BBC Radio 4, this is history's youngest heroes. Rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

Twelve stories of extraordinary young people from across history.

I'm Nicola Coughlan and for BBC Radio 4, this is history's youngest heroes. Rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

I'm Nicola Coughlan, and for BBC Radio 4, this is History's Youngest Heroes. Rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

12 stories of extraordinary young people from across history.

I'm Nicola Coughlan and for BBC Radio 4, this is history's youngest heroes. Rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

I'm Nicola Coughlan, and for BBC Radio 4, this is History's Youngest Heroes. Rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

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Exactly, yeah.

I'm Nicola Coughlan, and for BBC Radio 4, this is History's Youngest Heroes. Rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

12 stories of extraordinary young people from across history. There's a real sense of urgency in them. That resistance has to be mounted, it has to be mounted now. Subscribe to History's Youngest Heroes on BBC Sounds.