{"product_id":"9781398719262-our-country-in-crisis","title":"Our Country in Crisis","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritain's Housing Emergency and How We Rebuild\u003cbr\u003eThe game-changing book from activist and campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa (@kwajotweneboa) that investigates and exposes our housing emergency, and the steps we can take to rebuild with stronger foundations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kwajo's voice is leading the call for change on behalf of a generation who have been seriously failed by Westminster.'\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant thinker and doer. Kwajo for Mayor of London!'\u003c\/b\u003e Kelechi Okafor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vital and urgent' \u003c\/b\u003eVicky Spratt, author of TENANTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis may be the most important book you read this year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 14 June 2017, Grenfell went up in flames and seventy-two  people lost their lives. Three years later, two-year-old Awaab Ishak would die from a respiratory condition caused by mould. And in 2023, it was reported that we are seeing record levels of children experiencing homelessness. This is twenty-first century Britain, where millions are trying to build their lives on crumbling foundations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritain's in a housing emergency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCampaigner and activist, Kwajo Tweneboa has been on the frontline of this housing crisis, highlighting the shocking conditions so many are forced to live with. He knows better than anyone the brutal realities the UK is facing, from the decimation of our welfare services to the rising poverty rates as the cost-of-living crisis continues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is how we rebuild.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Country in Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e looks back at decades of poor decisions and highlights the modern-day the impact of the loss of social housing as a safety net. This housing emergency cuts across generations, class and education, and is devastating our health, destroying communities and ruining lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it is not irreversible. Radical action is possible and Kwajo Tweneboa and his urgent, ground-breaking book are leading the way. For readers of manifestos for change such as \u003ci\u003eIt's Not That Radical\u003c\/i\u003e by Mikaela Loach, \u003ci\u003ePoverty Safari\u003c\/i\u003e by Darren McGarvey and\u003ci\u003e Tenants\u003c\/i\u003e by Vicky Spratt, this is the fresh new voice  and perspective we need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41270849994849,"sku":"9781398719262","price":14.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_22943423.jpg?v=1713428207","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398719262-our-country-in-crisis","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}