{"product_id":"9781035015160-underdogs-the-truth-about-britains-white-working-class","title":"Underdogs","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Truth About Britain's White Working Class\u003cbr\u003eWho are the white working class and why are they so misunderstood? \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Joel Budd has spent five years investigating their stories. This is what they have to say.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Essential reading’ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Not just well timed but admirably powerful’ \u003c\/b\u003e–\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Packed with revealing content’ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderdogs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a surprising journey into the heart of the misunderstood white working class. And it might just change how you see Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrexit helped to turn the white working class into a social and political force, but in its aftermath one-third of the population has been reduced to a caricature. Portrayed as angry and hostile to change, as xenophobic, even racist, it’s a tired narrative favoured by both politicians and the press. The truth is far more compelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderdogs, Economist\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Joel Budd takes us across the UK, from Teesside to the Isle of Wight, from the Valleys of South Wales to the fields of Lincolnshire, talking with a diverse group of people about their jobs, their families and neighbourhoods, their struggles and hopes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering an eye-opening corrective to the familiar stereotype, Budd shows that white working- class people are not just grumbling about the transformation of Britain. Instead, with warmth and determination, they are pushing the country forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55726884323702,"sku":"9781035015160","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_39679740_550deeb1-c534-43d1-a2e3-3fe88b1ae018.jpg?v=1769655512","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035015160-underdogs-the-truth-about-britains-white-working-class","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}