'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' Observer
It was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to save it.
In this timely and provocative book, Stuart Maconie tells Britain's Welfare State story through his own history of growing up as a northern working class boy. What was so bad about properly funded hospitals, decent working conditions and affordable houses? And what was so wrong about student grants, free eye tests and council houses?
And where did it all go so wrong? Stuart looks toward Britain's future, making an emotional case for believing in more than profit and loss; and championing a just, fairer society.
| ISBN: | 9781529102437 |
| Publication date: | 11th March 2021 |
| Author: | Stuart Maconie |
| Publisher: | Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history Biography: arts and entertainment Welfare and benefit systems European history Memoirs |
'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' ObserverIt was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to save it.In this timely and provocative book, Stuart Maconie tells Britain's Welfare State story through his own history of growing up as a northern working class boy.
The Nanny State Made Me features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, Biography: arts and entertainment, Welfare and benefit systems, European history, Memoirs
Paperback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Nanny State Made Me was written by Stuart Maconie and published by Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing
The Nanny State Made Me has 304 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.