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The Nanny State Made Me
- Author
- Stuart Maconie
- Narrator
- Stuart Maconie
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 5 March 2020
- Run Time
- 11 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' Observer
It was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to save it.
In this timely and provocative book, Stuart Maconie tells Britain’s Welfare State story through his own history of growing up as a northern working class boy. What was so bad about properly funded hospitals, decent working conditions and affordable houses? And what was so wrong about student grants, free eye tests and council houses? And where did it all go so wrong? Stuart looks toward Britain’s future, making an emotional case for believing in more than profit and loss; and championing a just, fairer society.
© Stuart Maconie 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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Details
- Author
- Stuart Maconie
- Narrator
- Stuart Maconie
- Duration
- 11 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 March 2020
- ISBN
- 9781473576087
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Genre
- Welfare and benefit systems, Social and cultural history, European history, Memoirs
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' ObserverIt was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to save it.In this timely and provocative book, Stuart Maconie tells Britain’s Welfare State story through his own history of growing up as a northern working class boy. What was so bad about properly funded hospitals, decent working conditions and affordable houses? And what was so wrong about student grants, free eye tests and council houses? And where did it all go so wrong? Stuart looks toward Britain’s future, making an emotional case for believing in more than profit and loss; and championing a just, fairer society.© Stuart Maconie 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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