Little Platoons: How a revived One Nation can empower England's forgotten towns and redraw the political map

di David Skelton (Autore)

Biteback Publishing, 2019

Brexit - a revolutionary moment in British politics. Voters in long-forgotten English towns made their disenchantment clear, overwhelmingly voting to `take back control' from a remote and defective economic system. Despite this decisive message in 2016, the concerns of these forgotten towns have continued to be all but ignored. David Skelton grew up in Consett, a north-eastern town where the steel industry has deep roots. When the steelworks closed almost forty years ago it lost everything, a story echoed in towns across England. Skelton uses Consett's experience to discuss what has gone wrong and how we can put it right. He considers a broken social contract and the economic and identity liberalism which has neglected the needs of a great bulk of the population. Little Platoons calls for a revival of One Nation to recognise the needs of people in such towns. It argues that a brave Tory Party can shatter decades-old boundaries and redraw the political map by marrying social reform with private enterprise, enhancing community values and allowing long-ignored voters to genuinely take back control.

• Autore: David Skelton
• Editore: Biteback Publishing
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 304 p.
• Peso: 500 gr.
• EAN: 9781785905124

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