As with any non-fiction I read, this is going slow, made worse by the insights into Thatcherism. She decimated so much in the way of working-class Britain. Between her and Nixon, I don't know who was worse.

Social problems like poverty and unemplyment were once understood as injustices that sprang from flaws within capitalism which, at the very least, had to be addressed. Yet today they have become understood as the consequences of personal behaviour, individual defects and even choice.

As a self-defined member of the working class (and a disabled one at that), I'm sick of a society that demonises my social group for the sole purpose of lining the pockets of the rich. People fail to consider that they too may become disabed at any point and instead join in the hatred that our corrupt system perpetuates. And I'm not just talking about the U.K here, I'm looking at you too America. No-one is actually that intereted in these issues, at least not that I'm aware. All that seemingly matters to most people is that they're part of the "middle class" and as far from a vulnerabe member of society as possibe. This is wrong and the society that perpetuates it is broken.This book, a free friday read, addresses these issues and then some. Owen Jones is a fantastic pioneer of the left. Watch his YouTube channel for a taste of his politics.

When the new Eagles stadium here in Philly was being built, at the expense of taxpayers, a policy was put into place by the team. In order for a season ticket holder to still be a season ticket holder in the new stadium, the person would have to pay for the privilege of buying the tickets. This was done so that the 900 level fans (the rowdy bunch to put it mildly) wouldn’t be able to get them. It was class thing; a better class of people would come to the games. Meaning those well off from Jersey and the suburbs, who didn’t pay for the stadium. Now tell me, that Chavs isn’t relevant to Americans even though it is about British class. Jones might be talking about the British view of the working class but we still have that here in the states – pick a reality show. The only difference is that the middle class is equally willing to be snobbish about rich people and the names of political parties.