Darrens new book Trauma Industrial Complex is out nowA RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZEAn Orwell for todays poor The TimesThe standout, authentic voice of a generation HeraldMcGarvey is a rarity a workingclass writer who has fought to make the middleclass world hear what he has to say Nick Cohen, GuardianWhy are the rich getting richer while the poor only get poorer? How is it possible that in a wealthy, civilised democracy cruelty and inequality are perpetuated by our own public services? And how come, if all the best people are in all the top jobs, Britain is such an unmitigated bin fire?Join Darren McGarvey on a journey through a divided Britain in search of answers. Here, our latterday Orwell exposes the true scale of Britains social ills and reveals why our current political class, those tasked with bringing solutions, are so distanced from our lived experience that they are the last people youd want fighting your corner.Praise for Darren McGarveyUtterly compelling Ian Rankin, New StatesmanAn absolutely fascinating individual Owen JonesOffer[s] an antidote to populist anger that transcends left and right... articulate and emotional Financial Times

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