The New Few
Subtitle: power and inequality in Britain now
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781847378002
Copyright date: 2012
Notes: Subtitle from cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The few make a comeback; title: Part one : The corrosion of capitalism.; title: The curious case of Mr. Aldinger's teeth; title: Fred's tenner; title: The twilight of the shareholder; title: The depersonalizing of savings; title: The division of the spoils; title: The three illusions; title: Escape routes; title: A stewards' inquiry?; title: The oligators : a brief intermission; title: Part two : The erosion of democracy.; title: The party's over now; title: Don't vote, it only encourages them; title: Closing the local; title: A terrible squash on the sofa; title: Sir Humphrey takes a back seat : or does he?; title: Permanent recess : the decline of the House of Commons; title: Stuck on the Eurostar; title: Part three : Waking up.; title: Glimmerings in the boardroom; title: Coalition : a new world symphony?; title: Are we getting anywhere?; title: The bankers; title: The parties; title: Parliament and government; title: Localism : the real thing?; title: Europe : the unexpected reveille; title: Inequality : the underlying question; title: Abdul and Sir John; title: The riots and after; title: Notes; title: Further reading; title: Biographical note