Over a dozen years into austerity, statistical warning lights are flashing to suggest a return to types of deprivation we once imagined we had consigned to history. In the decade up to the pandemic, the official count of rough sleepers and recorded malnutrition in hospital patients both doubled, while recourse to food banks rocketed by an order of magnitude.
And yet it has never been statistics but rather individual human stories – from the fictionalised accounts of Dickens to the faithful reporting of Orwell and Priestley – that have seared the reality of hard times into the public imagination. In Broke, Tom Clark assembles today’s masters of social reportage to go deep into the communities so often ignored by politicians, introducing us to those at the hardest end of the poverty crisis. Contributions from Jem Bartholomew, Cal Flyn, Dani Garavelli, Frances Ryan, Samira Shackle, Daniel Trilling and Jennifer Williams and a foreword by Kerry Hudson unflinchingly reveal the contemporary experience of cold, hunger, homelessness, disease, debt, disability, punishing work and an immigration system that makes people destitute by design.
With Joel Goodman’s photography bringing the characters to life, and some of the writers having had first-hand experience of the issues raised, Broke blends powerful human stories with analysis of the policies that have led us to this point – and the reforms we urgently need.
All royalties will be donated to Leeds Asylum Seekers’ Support Network
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Tom Clark is an award-winning journalist and a contributing editor at Prospect, the magazine he edited for five years. He previously worked at The Guardian, in Whitehall and at various think tanks, including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, where he was a fellow from 2021 to 2023. His 2014 book Hard Times: Inequality, Recession, Aftermath was hailed as a must-read by everyone from Thomas Piketty to Gordon Brown.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Over a dozen years into austerity, statistical warning lights areflashing to suggest a return to types of deprivation we once imagined we hadconsigned to history. In the decade up to the pandemic, the official count ofrough sleepers and recorded malnutrition in hospital patients both doubled,while recourse to food banks rocketed by an order of magnitude.And yet it has never been statistics but rather individual human stories- from the fictionalised accounts of Dickens to the faithful reporting ofOrwell and Priestley - that have seared the reality of hard times into thepublic imagination. In Broke, Tom Clark assembles today's masters ofsocial reportage to go deep into the communities so often ignored bypoliticians, introducing us to those at the hardest end of the poverty crisis.Contributions from Jem Bartholomew, Cal Flyn, Dani Garavelli, Frances Ryan,Samira Shackle, Daniel Trilling and Jennifer Williams and a foreword by KerryHudson unflinchingly reveal the contemporary experience of cold, hunger,homelessness, disease, debt, disability, punishing work and an immigrationsystem that makes people destitute by design.With Joel Goodman's photography bringing the characters to life, andsome of the writers having had first-hand experience of the issues raised, Brokeblends powerful human stories with analysis of the policies that have led us tothis point - and the reforms we urgently need.All royalties will be donated to Leeds AsylumSeekers' Support Network. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781785908293
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Paperback. Etat : New. Over a dozen years into austerity, statistical warning lights areflashing to suggest a return to types of deprivation we once imagined we hadconsigned to history. In the decade up to the pandemic, the official count ofrough sleepers and recorded malnutrition in hospital patients both doubled,while recourse to food banks rocketed by an order of magnitude.And yet it has never been statistics but rather individual human stories- from the fictionalised accounts of Dickens to the faithful reporting ofOrwell and Priestley - that have seared the reality of hard times into thepublic imagination. In Broke, Tom Clark assembles today's masters ofsocial reportage to go deep into the communities so often ignored bypoliticians, introducing us to those at the hardest end of the poverty crisis.Contributions from Jem Bartholomew, Cal Flyn, Dani Garavelli, Frances Ryan,Samira Shackle, Daniel Trilling and Jennifer Williams and a foreword by KerryHudson unflinchingly reveal the contemporary experience of cold, hunger,homelessness, disease, debt, disability, punishing work and an immigrationsystem that makes people destitute by design.With Joel Goodman's photography bringing the characters to life, andsome of the writers having had first-hand experience of the issues raised, Brokeblends powerful human stories with analysis of the policies that have led us tothis point - and the reforms we urgently need.All royalties will be donated to Leeds AsylumSeekers' Support Network. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781785908293
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A dozen years into austerity, statistical warning lights are flashing to suggest a return to types of deprivation that we once imagined we had consigned to the history books. The official count of rough sleepers has doubled, recorded malnutrition in hospital patients has tripled and dependence on foodbanks has rocketed by an order of magnitude. Amid rising prices and falling confidence, all the forecasts are for such numbers getting even worse.And yet it has never been statistics but rather individual human stories from the fictionalised accounts of Dickens to the faithful reporting of Orwell and Priestley that have seared the reality of hard times into the imagination.In Broke, Tom Clark assembles todays masters of social reportage, including Dani Garavelli, Samira Shackle and Daniel Trilling, and tasks each with bringing us face-to-face with those at the hardest end of the cost-of-living crisis.With Joel Goodmans bespoke photography bringing the characters to life, and several of the writers having had first-hand experience of the issues raised, this urgent collection restores some badly needed empathy to the public discussion. Moreover, by setting out possible reforms and highlighting the fortitude and resistance with which so many destitute Britons are answering their plight, it encourages hopes of a future in which the spectres of hunger, cold and homelessness are finally laid to rest.An important account of a real emergency and a moral crisis we ignore at our peril. Gordon BrownBroke shows the human side of the shameful statistical record of destitution that austerity and the current cost-of-living crisis has brought to millions of Britons. New StatesmanA devastating portrait of modern poverty, Broke is urgently reported and beautifully written, with humane and empathetic accounts of what it feels like to be caught in a 21st-century poverty trap. This collection of essays sets out in disturbing detail the true impact of a decade of austerity policies and should be required reading for politicians and policymakers. Amelia Gentleman, author of The Windrush BetrayalDrawing on the testimony of those trapped in the quicksand of poverty, Broke is an overdue wake-up call for anyone who still thinks Britain is a normal, fair or "civilised" country. Darren McGarvey, BBC Reith lecturer, Orwell Prize winner and author of Poverty Safari Broke blends powerful human stories with analysis of the policies that have led us to this point and the reforms we urgently need. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781785908293
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