The Scheme for Full Employment - A comic masterpiece by the Booker-shortlisted author

‘A unique talent ... Mills''s novels are among the best and most original in recent English fiction'' Literary Review

‘An enjoyable novel by a truly original writer'' Sunday Times

The Scheme was designed to provide an honest wage for an honest day''s labour. Men driving identical, rust-resistant Univans deliver Univan parts to strategically spaced warehouses. Simple, self-perpetuating and efficient, it seems destined to last forever.

But when some drivers begin leaving early and developing delivery sidelines, the workforce is divided into two camps: Flat-Dayers and Early Swervers. As tensions mount, the whole system threatens to fall apart...