Now we have your attention : the new politics of the people / jack Shenker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shenker, Jack, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Revolutions.

Protest movements.

Physical Description:

294 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : The Bodley Head, 2019.

Summary:

This book makes sense of what is happening in British politics by taking a radically different perspective: the people's. From a warehouse in Manchester to a pub in Essex, from the outskirts of Glasgow to a racecourse in Durham, Jack Shenker uncovers the root causes of our current crisis and the future direction of British politics through the lives of ordinary individuals. Taking us deep into communities hollowed out by austerity and decades of economic disadvantage, among a generation crippled by precarious work and unaffordable housing, he shows where the chaos at Westminster ultimately springs from and how disillusionment with it is fuelling a passionate engagement with politics of a completely different kind: local, personal, effective and utterly fearless. Joining aMcStrike protest on a roundabout in Cambridge and a gathering of the London Renters Union in the aftermath of Grenfell, meeting hard-right bloggers in Newcastle and climate change protesters in Brighton, Shenker draws on exceptional access to campaign groups, activist movements and grassroots gatherings throughout the country including unique access to Momentum, who have re-radicalised the Labour party from the outside in to introduce us to the citizens and leaders of tomorrow: people who are changing things for themselves.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

1847925413

9781847925411

9781847925404

1847925405

OCLC:

1035275760