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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Sink (2018) in Movies

Jul 20, 2020  
Sink (2018)
Sink (2018)
2018 | Biography, Drama, International
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Another quality British film no one watched
Working class life in Tory Britain is hard. Sunk shows a man sinking with string morals trying to make the best of it
  
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Kelly Reichardt recommended Grown Ups (2010) in Movies (curated)

 
Grown Ups (2010)
Grown Ups (2010)
2010 | Comedy
7.4 (14 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Mike Leigh's films and television films from the Thatcher era – Grown-Ups, Bleak Moments, The Kiss of Death, all centered around working class people trapped by a lack of means."

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class in Books

Oct 1, 2017  
Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
Owen Jones | 2016 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
8
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Detailed at times, but loses thread in the end
This is an important read in terms of understanding how the current generation of the working class has continued to be victimised especially after the rule of Margaret Thatcher.

From the miners' strikes and Hillsborough, to the modern day label of Chav, the working class have been vilified in order to divide, rule and exploit. Owen Jones explains the ideology fairly well but falls short in providing detailed figures.

And while I agree with most of what he says, including the working class should all stick together, there were some elements that he defends including racists such as Jade Goody, that I could not get on board with. Good, but slightly disappointing.
  
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Col (3 KP) rated Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class in Books

Aug 12, 2017  
Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
Owen Jones | 2016 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
7
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
The title misrepresents and undersells this book, which is in fact a well researched and written essay on modern day perceptions of the ‘working class’ and what is means to be labelled as such.
  
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Ursula K. Le Guin recommended Mary Barton in Books (curated)

 
Mary Barton
Mary Barton
Elizabeth Gaskell | 2006
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Gaskell’s first novel, the tale of a working-class girl in Manchester during the Industrial Revolution, probably isn’t her best, but I’ve not yet got through it without tears. It’s so alive with indignation, sympathy, and compassion."

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