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Bezig met laden... Politics, poverty and belief : a political memoirdoor Frank Field
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Enjoyable account of some of his political campaigns and beliefs, and relating them to his faith. Not much about his life events, although he didn't get on with his father who seems to have been a bully. A lifelong bachelor who was elected as a Labour MP in his 20s and was expelled by Jeremy Corbyn and the Militant tendency aged 78. Amusing about his Anglo Catholic background saying that he went to Universsity, (Hull), a regular churchgoer but had learned nothing about the faith. He is very clear that you could not rely on Altruism all the time, to make society work, there had to be a strong place for Self-interest. Was early on to sale of Council houses, but then Mrs T took over the policy and almost gave them away. Ppoints out that the loss of most manufacturing jobs here has stripped men of decent jobs hence the single parent families to be found everywhwere. He is keen on the principle of National Insurance to cover a wider range of services, and that non-contributory benefits simply encourages dishonesty. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
'For the past half-century Frank Field has been an outstanding parliamentarian, social reformer and champion of the disadvantaged. He joined the Labour Party at the age of 16 and was expelled from it at the age of 78.' -Brian & Rachel Griffiths 'Frank Field is one of the most important, iconoclastic and remarkable politicians of his generation. This book is told with his Christian belief, regrets and all, and his trademark searing honesty.' -Nick Timmins In the increasingly dirty world of British politics, one man has stood out for unimpeachable integrity - the former Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead, Frank Field. In this touching but also profound memoir, the veteran former Labour MP and social campaigner Frank Field reveals the poverty of his own childhood and the deep and lasting effect of his Christian socialism. Field has spent his life fighting poverty in Britain, and has found allies on all sides of the political spectrum. In this book, Field talk about his activism, his foundational work with the Child Poverty Action Group and his work passing legislation for the Minimum Living Wage. He explains why he has dedicated his life to speaking out against the corruption of greed and power and writes with great alacrity about the titans of his political age, including Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. In the end, Field's zeal for reform was too much for too many people, and, in 2015, he was deselected by his own local Labour party. Politics, Poverty and Belief is an implicit indictment of modern British politics - the world of cash for questions, Partygate and all the rest - in which the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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