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Just Managing?

A collection of 3 posts

Coronavirus, inequality and the ‘tipping point’

Coronavirus, inequality and the ‘tipping point’

Mark O'Brien draws on the lessons from his book, 'Just Managing? What it Means for the Families of Austerity Britain' to discuss the very different experiences of the coronovirus emergency at either end of the UK’s social spectrum.

Just Managing? and the articulation of Austerity

Just Managing? and the articulation of Austerity

The Independent has recently reported that in autumn this year, the UN Human Rights Investigator Professor Philip Alston will be researching the impact of Tory austerity measures in Britain.[1] The need for such an investigation will come as no surprise to readers of Mark O’Brien and Paul Kyprianou’

‘Ye shall know them by their fruits’

‘Ye shall know them by their fruits’

Read and downloadJust Managing?for free here [http://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/591/just-managing--what-it-means-for-the-families-of-austerity-britain] . “If you’re one of those families, if you’re just managing, I want to address you directly.” (Theresa May; 13 July 2016) Words are tricky things, and we can all agree that ‘talk is cheap’