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Drowning, not waving
PAUL DONOVAN cannot fault an analysis that points to the UK as one of the most unequal societies in the world, but struggles to share the author’s optimism
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WILL STONE, JAMES WALSH and MARIA DUARTE review Souleymane’s Story, Sunlight, Good Fortune, and After The Hunt
ALEX HALL recommends an exhaustive investigation of the means by which the Starmer faction assassinated the left
DAVID MORGAN recommends a refreshingly inspiring novel that features encounters with some tremendous women
BOB NEWLAND recommends a political thriller from former anti-apartheid activist Peter Hain
JAMES WALSH speaks to Chris Thorpe-Tracey - among many things, a one-time Morning Star columnist — about songs, cities, politics and prophecy
Peak Injustice
Danny Dorling, Policy Press, £14.99
A THIRD of children in the UK live under the poverty line. The UK is now the second most unequal society in Europe, with only Bulgaria worse.
It was not ever thus. Back in 1976, the UK was the second most equal country, after Sweden, and people were happier.
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