'One of the most important and compelling books I've ever read...If you
want to understand why we are in this crisis, listen to the voices all
too often airbrushed from the political conversation' Owen JonesNow We
Have Your Attention makes sense of what is happening in British politics
by taking a radically different perspective: the people's. From a
warehouse in Manchester to a pub in Essex, from the outskirts of Glasgow
to a racecourse in Durham, Jack Shenker uncovers the root causes of our
current crisis and the future direction of British politics through the
lives of ordinary individuals. Taking us deep into communities hollowed
out by austerity and decades of economic disadvantage, among a
generation crippled by precarious work and unaffordable housing, he
shows where the chaos at Westminster ultimately springs from - and how
disillusionment with it is fuelling a passionate engagement with
politics of a completely different kind: local, personal, effective and
utterly fearless.
Joining a 'McStrike' protest on a roundabout
in Cambridge and a gathering of the London Renters' Union in the
aftermath of Grenfell, meeting hard-right bloggers in Newcastle and
climate change protesters in Brighton, Shenker draws on exceptional
access to campaign groups, activist movements and grassroots gatherings
throughout the country - including unique access to Momentum, who have
re-radicalised the Labour party from the outside in - to introduce us to
the citizens and leaders of tomorrow: people who are changing things
for themselves. Inspiring and terrifying in equal measure, Now We Have
Your Attention uncovers a revolutionary transformation in attitudes and
behaviour, and a future that will shape us all.
Now We Have Your Attention : The New Politics of the People - Jack Shenker
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