{"product_id":"underdogs-12","title":"Underdogs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Essential reading’ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Not just well timed but admirably powerful’ \u003c\/b\u003e–\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Packed with revealing content’ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderdogs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a surprising journey into the heart of the misunderstood white working class. And it might just change how you see Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrexit helped to turn the white working class into a social and political force, but in its aftermath one-third of the population has been reduced to a caricature. Portrayed as angry and hostile to change, as xenophobic, even racist, it’s a tired narrative favoured by both politicians and the press. The truth is far more compelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderdogs, Economist\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Joel Budd takes us across the UK, from Teesside to the Isle of Wight, from the Valleys of South Wales to the fields of Lincolnshire, talking with a diverse group of people about their jobs, their families and neighbourhoods, their struggles and hopes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering an eye-opening corrective to the familiar stereotype, Budd shows that white working- class people are not just grumbling about the transformation of Britain. Instead, with warmth and determination, they are pushing the country forward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56243736838488,"sku":"9781035015160","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781035015160_88ef9628-f26e-4320-81ec-3630a77f75ec.jpg?v=1780034467","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/underdogs-12","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}