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Brexit and the British: Who Do We Think We Are? (Haus Curiosities)
Stephen Green
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Paperback. Whatever the eventual outcome of the Brexit negotiations, the critical questions remain: what does the Referendum vote tell us about the sort of society we are? Why was the result a shock to so many? Did we not understand how divided we were? Series: Haus Curiosities. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Whatever the eventual outcome of the Brexit negotiations, the critical questions remain: what does the Referendum vote tell us about the sort of society we are? Why was the result a shock to so many? Did we not understand how divided we were? Old against young, provincial against metropolitan, Scotland and London against much of the rest of England and Wales. Instead we must look at how our failure over decades to invest properly in the country's societal future and the life chances of the young shaped the vote this summer. Economic growth allowed Britain to live beyond its means. ... Read more
Whatever the eventual outcome of the Brexit negotiations, the critical questions remain: what does the Referendum vote tell us about the sort of society we are? Why was the result a shock to so many? Did we not understand how divided we were? Old against young, provincial against metropolitan, Scotland and London against much of the rest of England and Wales. Instead we must look at how our failure over decades to invest properly in the country's societal future and the life chances of the young shaped the vote this summer. Economic growth allowed Britain to live beyond its means. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Series
Haus Curiosities
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910376713
SKU
V9781910376713
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99-50
About Stephen Green
Stephen Green campaigned for a Remain vote on 23 June. Between 2011-13 he was Minister for Trade and Investment. He now chairs the Natural History Museum, is an ordained priest in the Church of England and sits as a Conservative peer in the House of Lords. His previous books include Reluctant Meister: Germany and the New Europe and The European ... Read more
Reviews for Brexit and the British: Who Do We Think We Are? (Haus Curiosities)
Rather than attacking us with his politics, Green lays bare the social issues associated with Brexit with an examination of history and his philosophy. There is no soapboxing here
he doesn't beat us about the head with his convictions
he simply takes stock of the contemporary British soul, examines its condition, and then explores this elegantly across 60 pages. A cool head ... Read more
he doesn't beat us about the head with his convictions
he simply takes stock of the contemporary British soul, examines its condition, and then explores this elegantly across 60 pages. A cool head ... Read more