Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Acknowledgements iv
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I Conceptual and Theoretical Issues
6. 1 The Multifaceted Nature of UK Racism 13
7. 2 Austerity: A Flawed Economic Policy or a Deliberate Act of Capitalist Crisis Management and Class Warfare from Above? 25
8. PART II Racism and the Hostile Environment
9. 3 Theresa May and the Hostile Environment: Preparation, Official Launch and Enactment (2010–2019) 37
10. 4 Boris Johnson and Priti Patel: Personal Rhetoric and Further Draconian Measures (2019–2022) 59
11. 5 Suella Braverman: Hostile Rhetoric and the Escalation of the Hostile Environment (2022–2023) 74
12. PART III Austerity
13. 6 David Cameron, the ‘Age of Austerity’ and its Impact (2009–2019) 95
14. 7 Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 Economy, Liz Truss’s Mini Budget and Their Impacts (2019–2023) 109
15. 8 Rishi Sunak’s Fiscal and Industrial Austerity: Cutting Social Expenditure and the War against the Unions (2022–2023) 122
16. Conclusion: Hostility and Austerity as Interrelated Concepts – Some Examples and Some Solutions 135
17. Postscript: Election 2024 – Labour Wins, Far-Right Riots and the Tories Elect a New Leader 148
18. Notes 159
19. References 188
20. Index 225