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Chums or Comrades: Working-Class Perspectives after Johnson
While Boris Johnson may have lost his premiership in recent weeks, a fascinating and profoundly depressing new book by Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper reminds us of why the story behind the rise to power of Johnson and his circle … Continue reading
The Extraordinary Ordinary Working Class
When Theresa May stood on the steps of Downing Street earlier this summer, after succeeding David Cameron as Prime Minister, she did something extraordinary: she used the phrase ‘working class’. Not for May the mealy-mouthed ‘working people’, ‘hardworking families’, or … Continue reading
Some Silver Linings for the Working Class in British Politics?
On the face of it, there is little to make progressives cheerful about in British politics at the moment. In the wake of June’s Brexit vote the Labour party has begun to knock large lumps out of itself with a … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Issues, Tim Strangleman, Working-Class Politics
Tagged Brexit, British politics, Class and economics, Labour Party
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Justice for Hillsborough: Working-Class Solidarity Prevails
“When you walk through a storm, Hold your head up high. And don’t be afraid, of the dark, At the end of the storm. There’s a golden sky And the sweet silver song of a lark…” ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, … Continue reading
Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Guest Bloggers, Issues, Working-Class Politics
Tagged British politics, football, Hillsborough, Thatcher
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A New Leader for Labour in the UK
Last Saturday, Jeremy Corbyn was elected the new leader of the UK Labour Party after a summer long campaign. Corbyn’s name may not be familiar to many readers. To be honest, few outside the supporters of left wing causes in … Continue reading
The Working-Class Argument for Scottish Independence
On September 18th, the people of Scotland will vote on whether they wish to leave the United Kingdom and become independent, the first time that there has been such a constitutional referendum. This has arisen due to the victory of … Continue reading
The Value(s) of Working-Class Jobs
When I was a kid growing up I looked up to my cousin. Ronald was twenty years my senior, and in his mid-twenties he decided to become a bus driver on London Transport. Whenever I saw him, I would be … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Issues, Tim Strangleman, Working-Class Politics
Tagged British politics, Bus drivers, Sajid Javid, upward mobility, workers
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Learning about Labor in London
I have been living in London for a month, as part of my university’s study abroad program. (It’s a tough assignment, but somebody had to do it.) As it happens, I am a Brit and lived here decades ago between … Continue reading
What about the Workers?
During the mid-1980s I was a member of the UK Labour Party. One of the most memorable branch meetings I went to – OK there isn’t a lot of competition – was after I had finished an early shift on … Continue reading
Thatcher and the Working Class: Why History Matters
A kind of class war has broken out on the streets of the UK over the last week or so since the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Since her death was announced, the media has been full of … Continue reading
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