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Broken Heartlands - A Journey Through Labour's Lost England (Hardcover)
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Broken Heartlands - A Journey Through Labour's Lost England (Hardcover)
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List price R640
Loot Price R526
Discovery Miles 5 260
You Save R114 (18%)
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Broken Heartlands is an essential and compelling political
road-trip through ten constituencies that tell the story of
Labour's red wall, by Sebastian Payne - an award-winning journalist
and Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times. The Times Political
Book of the Year A Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Daily Mail and FT
Book of the Year 'Immensely readable' - Observer Historically, the
red wall formed the backbone of Labour's vote in the Midlands and
the North of England but, during the 2019 general election, it
dramatically turned Conservative for the first time in living
memory, redrawing the electoral map in the process. Originally from
the North East himself, Payne sets out to uncover the real story
behind the red wall and what turned these seats blue. Beginning in
Blyth Valley in the North East and ending in Burnley, with visits
to constituencies across the Midlands and Yorkshire along the way,
Payne gets to the heart of a key political story of our time that
will have ramifications for years to come. While Brexit and the
unpopularity of opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn are factors, there
is a more nuanced story explored in Broken Heartlands - of how
these northern communities have fared through generational shifts,
struggling public services, de-industrialization and the changing
nature of work. Featuring interviews with local people, plus major
political figures from both parties - including Boris Johnson and
Sir Keir Starmer - Payne explores the significant role these social
and economic forces, decades in the making, have played in this
fundamental upheaval of the British political landscape.
'Impressive and entertaining' - Sunday Times 'A must-read for
anyone who wants to understand England today' - Robert Peston
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