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Wasted
Georgia Gould
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Description for Wasted
Paperback. A manifesto for the future of Britain from a brilliant young voice in politics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Young people growing up in Britain today face a narrowing job market, high housing costs and the prospect of a lifetime of hard work with less reward. The ideas of social responsibility that arose after the Second World War are straining under the demands of a globalised world. Too often public debate divides Britain's youth into the 'feral rats' of the London riots and the 'posh boys' of Eton. Business leaders rail at the entitled and unemployable young people they are asked to give jobs to, politicians complain about apathetic teens and commentators devote endless ... Read more
Young people growing up in Britain today face a narrowing job market, high housing costs and the prospect of a lifetime of hard work with less reward. The ideas of social responsibility that arose after the Second World War are straining under the demands of a globalised world. Too often public debate divides Britain's youth into the 'feral rats' of the London riots and the 'posh boys' of Eton. Business leaders rail at the entitled and unemployable young people they are asked to give jobs to, politicians complain about apathetic teens and commentators devote endless ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
326g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349139364
SKU
V9780349139364
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Ref
99-10
About Georgia Gould
Georgia Gould is a Labour Party councillor for Kentish Town ward in the London Borough of Camden. Elected when she was 24, she has spent the last two years as the borough's Children's Champion, leading projects on youth unemployment, educational attainment and young people's civic engagement. She is also a Trustee of Queen's Crescent Community Association, Chair of Caversham Nursery ... Read more
Reviews for Wasted
this is a worthy exploration of Britain's most neglected group of voters
Andrew Neather
Evening Standard
A rousing argument . . . packed full of anecdotes, research and statistics
New Statesman
Gould's approach is conscientious and nuanced . . . her vision of how and where politics and youth, like self-reliance and empathy, might combine ... Read more
Andrew Neather
Evening Standard
A rousing argument . . . packed full of anecdotes, research and statistics
New Statesman
Gould's approach is conscientious and nuanced . . . her vision of how and where politics and youth, like self-reliance and empathy, might combine ... Read more