What went wrong with Britain?
An audit of Tory failure
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About this book
A unflinching audit of the damage done by fourteen years of Conservative government. What went wrong with Britain? presents a comprehensive account of the devastating legacy left by the Conservative government. Shining a light into every dark corner, the book exposes the full extent of the damage inflicted on the country's economy, social fabric and political integrity.When the Conservatives were voted out of government in July 2024, they left behind a miserable record of rising poverty, inequality and division. This book reveals the forces that have driven the country to the point of crisis, from austerity and economic mismanagement to sheer political dysfunction. Each chapter offers new insights into the far-reaching consequences of government policies that prioritised ideology, personal ambition and party politics over the public good.Examining the rise of populism, the politics of Brexit, the UK's response to the pandemic and the steady erosion of public trust, this shocking account of the legacy of Conservative government from 2010 to 2024 is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand exactly what went wrong with Britain.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction: What went wrong with Britain?
- 1: Talking the country up, talking the country down: Modern conservatism's politics of division
- 2: Missing the crisis? The denial of structural poverty in the ‘cost of living’ debate
- 3: Covid, Brexit and the emergence of national populism
- 4: The UK's chronic territorial condition: The politics of constitutional debate after devolution
- 5: The crisis in our NHS pre- and post-Covid
- 6: Who cares about care? The carelessness of adult social care policy
- 7: Social care or social harm? The chaotic organisation of support for Looked After Children in England
- 8: Cracks in the food system: Food poverty, food aid and dietary health inequalities
- 9: What happened to all the anti-racists?
- 10: Gender, austerity and crisis in an age of catastrophe
- 11: The Conservatives and the climate crisis: Ambition trumping delivery
- 12: The politics of debt and perpetual crisis
- 13: Brexit and the crisis of British democracy
- 14: Fighting back? Britain's shifting capitalism and its discontents
- 15: Security in Britain today
- 16: What went wrong with Britain and what did Britain have to do with it?
- Contributors
- List of acronyms
- Index