Author: | Jeremy Seabrook | ISBN: | 9781783718047 |
Publisher: | Pluto Press | Publication: | June 20, 2016 |
Imprint: | Pluto Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Jeremy Seabrook |
ISBN: | 9781783718047 |
Publisher: | Pluto Press |
Publication: | June 20, 2016 |
Imprint: | Pluto Press |
Language: | English |
Britain's welfare state, one of the greatest achievements of our post-war reconstruction, was regarded as the cornerstone of modern society. Today, that cornerstone is wilfully being dismantled by a succession of governments, with horrifying consequences. The establishment paints pictures of so-called 'benefit scroungers', the disabled, the sickly and the old.*BR**BR*In Cut Out: Living Without Welfare, Jeremy Seabrook speaks to people whose support from the state - for whatever reason - is now being withdrawn, rendering their lives unsustainable. In turns disturbing, eye-opening, and ultimately humanistic, these accounts reveal the reality behind the headlines, and the true nature of British politics today.*BR**BR*Published in partnership with the Left Book Club.
Britain's welfare state, one of the greatest achievements of our post-war reconstruction, was regarded as the cornerstone of modern society. Today, that cornerstone is wilfully being dismantled by a succession of governments, with horrifying consequences. The establishment paints pictures of so-called 'benefit scroungers', the disabled, the sickly and the old.*BR**BR*In Cut Out: Living Without Welfare, Jeremy Seabrook speaks to people whose support from the state - for whatever reason - is now being withdrawn, rendering their lives unsustainable. In turns disturbing, eye-opening, and ultimately humanistic, these accounts reveal the reality behind the headlines, and the true nature of British politics today.*BR**BR*Published in partnership with the Left Book Club.