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Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England by Sebastian Payne (Hardcover, 2021)

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Broken Heartlands. A really fascinating and surprisingly moving book. This is a first draft of history as first drafts of history should properly be written -- Tom Holland. Nuanced take on Labour's lost strongholds.

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Broken Heartlands is an essential and compelling political road-trip through ten constituencies that tell the story of Labour's red wall from Sebastian Payne - an award-winning journalist and Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times. 'Impressive and entertaining' - Sunday Times 'Immensely readable' - Observer Historically, the red wall formed the backbone of Labour's vote in the Midlands and the North of England but, during the 2019 general election, it dramatically turned Conservative for the first time in living memory, redrawing the electoral map in the process. Originally from the North East himself, Payne sets out to uncover the real story behind the red wall and what turned these seats blue. Beginning in Blyth Valley in the North East and ending in Burnley, with visits to constituencies across the Midlands and Yorkshire along the way, Payne gets to the heart of a key political story of our time that will have ramifications for years to come. While Brexit and the unpopularity of opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn are factors, there is a more nuanced story explored in Broken Heartlands - of how these northern communities have fared through generational shifts, struggling public services, de-industrialization and the changing nature of work. Featuring interviews with local people, plus major political figures from both parties - including Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer - Payne explores the significant role these social and economic forces, decades in the making, have played in this fundamental upheaval of the British political landscape. 'A must-read for anyone who wants to understand England today' - Robert Peston

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PublisherPan Macmillan

ISBN-139781529067361

eBay Product ID (ePID)9049053555

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Number of Pages432 Pages

Publication NameBroken Heartlands: a Journey Through Labour's Lost England

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPolitics

Publication Year2021

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaFamily Sociology

AuthorSebastian Payne

FormatHardcover

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Item Height243 mm

Item Weight656 g

Item Width163 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorSebastian Payne

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by maashw_90
20 Aug, 2022
A review of why many parts of Labours' red wall crumbled
This book selects a small number of Labours' red wall constituencies that turned Conservative at the last general election and gives the reasons why they did. Trends, both long and short term are looked into and whether they will revert back to Labour at the next general election. This latter bit I found very interesting and the proof will be at the next general election. With Boris Johnson gone though, I wonder if one of the reasons for this change in voting patterns has been affected. Time will tell. Well worth a read.
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