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Hard Work
Life in Low-pay Britain
Häftad, 2003
180 kr
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'A passionately reasoned and compelling account of the avoidable cruelties still embedded in the underside of British life - by a writer who has literally worn the clothes, lived in the flats and done the jobs of the poor. Every member of the cabinet should be required to read it, apologise and …
Better or Worse?
Has Labour Delivered?
Av Polly Toynbee, David Walker
Häftad, 2005
203 kr
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Labour's second term is drawing to a close. What have they really achieved in the last four years? Did Iraq overshadow all? Did public services improve after all? Were the targets reached, the promises met? In Better or Worse? Toynbee and Walker do a thorough audit of hospitals, schools, trains, …
Cameron's Coup
How the Tories Took Britain to the Brink
Av Polly Toynbee, David Walker
E-bok, 2015
99 kr
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*Includes updated post-election material.*The NHS devastated without so much as a by-your-leave; Gen Y hung out to dry; legal aid cut for the vulnerable; social housing on the brink of collapse . . .Cameron has been busy.Margaret Thatcher sold off the nationalised industries, her political heirs …
Dismembered
How the Conservative Attack on the State Harms Us All
Av Polly Toynbee, David Walker
E-bok, 2017
99 kr
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What is the state? And what's it ever done for you?More than you think.The state houses us, educates us, employs us, protects us on the street and in the wider world. It is the country we created together, and a part of our national identity. However, in recent years there has been a systematic and …
Lost Decade
2010–2020, and What Lies Ahead for Britain
Av Polly Toynbee, David Walker
E-bok, 2020
130 kr
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The ten years from 2010 have been devastating. A decade of austerity and paralysis nurtured contempt for leaders, institutions and fellow citizens and fertilised the ground for a rebellious Brexit. It has been a decade characterised by national tragedies from Grenfell to Windrush, and food banks to …
Only Way Is Up
How to Take Britain from Austerity to Prosperity
Av Polly Toynbee, David Walker
Häftad, 2024
166 kr
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'The kind of brilliantly written polemic that Toynbee's many fans have come to know and love...a terrific book' Stephen Bush, Financial TimesLabour have won their most decisive victory in decades. But what damage has been done to the country and how do Labour fix it?Political change has arrived. …
Uneasy Inheritance
My Family and Other Radicals
Häftad, 2024
138 kr
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'Fascinating' Spectator'Entertaining' Sunday Times'Enthralling' Guardian'Beautiful, funny and moving' Daily Mail'Compelling and moving' Observer'Replete with vivid - often hilarious, often shocking - anecdotes' Financial TimesWhile for generations Polly Toynbee's ancestors have been committed …
