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Politics, Poverty and Belief - A Political Memoir
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Politics, Poverty and Belief - A Political Memoir
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'For the past half-century Frank Field has been an outstanding
parliamentarian, social reformer and champion of the disadvantaged.
He joined the Labour Party at the age of 16 and was expelled from
it at the age of 78.' -Brian & Rachel Griffiths 'Frank Field is
one of the most important, iconoclastic and remarkable politicians
of his generation. This book is told with his Christian belief,
regrets and all, and his trademark searing honesty.' -Nick Timmins
In the increasingly dirty world of British politics, one man has
stood out for unimpeachable integrity – the former Labour Member
of Parliament for Birkenhead, Frank Field. In this touching but
also profound memoir, the veteran former Labour MP and social
campaigner Frank Field reveals the poverty of his own childhood and
the deep and lasting effect of his Christian socialism. Field has
spent his life fighting poverty in Britain, and has found allies on
all sides of the political spectrum. In this book, Field talk about
his activism, his foundational work with the Child Poverty Action
Group and his work passing legislation for the Minimum Living Wage.
He explains why he has dedicated his life to speaking out against
the corruption of greed and power and writes with great alacrity
about the titans of his political age, including Tony Blair and
Margaret Thatcher. In the end, Field’s zeal for reform was too
much for too many people, and, in 2015, he was deselected by his
own local Labour party. Politics, Poverty and Belief is an implicit
indictment of modern British politics – the world of cash for
questions, Partygate and all the rest – in which the poor get
poorer and the rich get richer.
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Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Continuum
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
Frank Field
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-40841-7 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-399-40841-0 |
Barcode: |
9781399408417 |
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