Kian Ryan reviewed The people by Selina Todd
A decade by decade breakdown of working class Britain, where it went right, and where it's gone horribly wrong.
5 stars
I picked this up from a charity book stall in a supermarket. I had no expectations.
What I got was a thoroughly detailed history and commentary of the working class, it's political power, how it's been treated by those with power, and when things and have gone well and poorly.
It's staggeringly good. I've spent a few months on it, because it's needed real attention to digest. If you have an interest in class and politics, and you're especially curious about how politicians and those with power treat the working class, and the effect it has had, this book delivers.