Joel Budd
Social Policy Editor and Writer at The Economist
I write about British society, and a few other things, at the Economist. Allegiances: Spurs, southern California, hard bop, cats.
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2 weeks ago |
bigissue.com | Joel Budd
Social Justice In our post-Brexit era of populism and culture wars, white working-class Britain has been both lionised and victimised – a convenient shorthand for politicians and media to use to score a point. But who makes up this diverse group, and what do they actually want? Joel Budd is busting the myths by: Joel Budd This is an edited, updated extract from Underdogs by Joel Budd. Britain’s white working class is strange.
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4 weeks ago |
unherd.com | Joel Budd
Broken Britaincar modificationCarsRural EnglandSocietyUKWorking class I often hear them before I see them: the squeal of tyres in a suburban street; the frantic revving in a motorway tunnel. Then the modified cars appear. Not uncommonly, they proceed to do something obnoxious. One strange-looking grey Audi overtakes me on the right, then quickly turns left, trailing a Victorian quantity of smoke.
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This is a heavily trimmed excerpt from one of the chapters of "Underdogs". The modified-car scene was once almost entirely white, working class and male. Today it isn't. The change says something about Britain.
‘If you spend £40,000, you can make your whole car explode.’ Read @JoelBudd1 on Britain’s modified-car scene👇https://t.co/kUhR56I509
RT @unherd: ‘Car modification provides a rare opportunity for white working-class Britons to flaunt their artistry and skill.’ @JoelBudd1…
On Britain's bubble-tea economy, and a dilemma for the government: https://t.co/pSxF119jJ3
