Cut Out : Living Without Welfare
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| Title: | Cut Out : Living Without Welfare |
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| Description: | 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. 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Without Welfare, Jeremy Seabrook speaks to people whose support from the state - for whatever reason - is now being withdrawn, rendering their lives unsustainable.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. Published in partnership with the Left Book Club. |
| Authors: | Jeremy Seabrook |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Welfare services, Great Britain, Public welfare--Great Britain, Human services--Great Britain, Welfare state, Aide sociale--Grande-Bretagne, Services sociaux--Grande-Bretagne, E´tat providence, Human services, Public welfare |
| Categories: | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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. 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Without Welfare, Jeremy Seabrook speaks to people whose support from the state - for whatever reason - is now being withdrawn, rendering their lives unsustainable.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. Published in partnership with the Left Book Club. |
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| ISBN: | 9780745336237 9780745336183 9781783718030 9781783718047 |
