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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents xi
- List of figures xiii
- Preface and acknowledgements xiv
- Introduction: Knighthoods for the rich, penalties for the poor 1
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1800–1939
- Hierarchical discipline 9
- Britain’s gilded age 17
- Public penury and private ostentation 27
- A roller-coaster ride 36
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1940–59
- The future belongs to us 51
- Britain’s ‘New Deal’ 59
- Brave new world 65
- A shallow consensus 74
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1960–79
- The rediscovery of poverty 83
- Poorer under Labour 90
- Consolidation or advance? 98
- Peak equality 105
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1980–96
- Don’t mention the ‘p’ word 115
- Zapping labour 124
- The dark shadow of the Poor Law 133
- The great widening 144
- Money worship 152
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1997–2010
- The elephant in the room 163
- Still born to rule 172
- I’m not Mother Teresa 177
- The house of cards 188
- The good, the bad and the ugly 198
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2011–20
- Divide and rule: playing politics with poverty 209
- A leaner state 216
- Burning injustice 224
- Growing rich in their sleep 231
- Breaking the high-inequality, high-poverty cycle 239
- Afterword: COVID-19 and ‘the polo season’ 248
- Notes 253
- Index 289
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents xi
- List of figures xiii
- Preface and acknowledgements xiv
- Introduction: Knighthoods for the rich, penalties for the poor 1
-
1800–1939
- Hierarchical discipline 9
- Britain’s gilded age 17
- Public penury and private ostentation 27
- A roller-coaster ride 36
-
1940–59
- The future belongs to us 51
- Britain’s ‘New Deal’ 59
- Brave new world 65
- A shallow consensus 74
-
1960–79
- The rediscovery of poverty 83
- Poorer under Labour 90
- Consolidation or advance? 98
- Peak equality 105
-
1980–96
- Don’t mention the ‘p’ word 115
- Zapping labour 124
- The dark shadow of the Poor Law 133
- The great widening 144
- Money worship 152
-
1997–2010
- The elephant in the room 163
- Still born to rule 172
- I’m not Mother Teresa 177
- The house of cards 188
- The good, the bad and the ugly 198
-
2011–20
- Divide and rule: playing politics with poverty 209
- A leaner state 216
- Burning injustice 224
- Growing rich in their sleep 231
- Breaking the high-inequality, high-poverty cycle 239
- Afterword: COVID-19 and ‘the polo season’ 248
- Notes 253
- Index 289