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The Road to Wigan Pier
by George Orwell
Part one is a startlingly upfront and vivid description of how the Northern English working class lived in the 1930s; part two is a political-ideological tract where Orwell argues in favour of the need for socialism, while simultaneously lambasting the character and intellect of contemporary socialists.
Much of what Orwell discusses here has echoed down the ages. From his arguments for why truly socialist politics are viewed with suspicion by so many British voters (Orwell’s unfavourable description of the typical socialist immediately called to mind media ridicule of Jeremy Corbyn for having a wonky tie and a scruffy front garden); to his observations around why the poorest classes often eschew a nutritious diet in favour of sweet tea and fish and chips (sugar and fast food).
A little disjointed, and not exactly pleasant reading, but plenty to chew over.
Much of what Orwell discusses here has echoed down the ages. From his arguments for why truly socialist politics are viewed with suspicion by so many British voters (Orwell’s unfavourable description of the typical socialist immediately called to mind media ridicule of Jeremy Corbyn for having a wonky tie and a scruffy front garden); to his observations around why the poorest classes often eschew a nutritious diet in favour of sweet tea and fish and chips (sugar and fast food).
A little disjointed, and not exactly pleasant reading, but plenty to chew over.