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.
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Little Platoons
How a revived One Nation can empower England's forgotten towns and redraw the political map
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Little Platoons
How a revived One Nation can empower England's forgotten towns and redraw the political map
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Introduction: June 2016 – A Revolt Against the Status Quo
- Chapter One: Work That You Can Be Proud Of
- Chapter Two: England’s Forgotten Towns
- Chapter Three: England’s Forgotten Voters
- Chapter Four: The Breaking of the Social Contract: A Tragedy in Three Parts
- Chapter Five: The Limits of the Market: The Creation of an Atomised Country?
- Chapter Six: The Limits of Identity? Identity Liberalism and the Diminution of Solidarity
- Chapter Seven: How Labour Stopped Standing for the Workers
- Chapter Eight: Reviving One Nation: A Way Forward?
- Chapter Nine: Taking Back Control: A One Nation Approach to Reviving Britain and Empowering Communities
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
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