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Books : Dark Heart: The Shocking Truth About Hidden Britain

by: Nick Davies


Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780099583011 ISBN: 0099583011 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: July 30, 1998 Publisher: Vintage Sales Rank: 11027 Studio: Vintage	Average Rating: List Price: £8.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £6.99 You Save: £2.00 (22%) Prices subject to change.
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- we all need to read this book
It will open your eyes to the hidden deprivation in this country and change your perspective on things. poverty is not the fault of the poor.

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- a tour of what you don't notice or don't want to see
This is very readable, and very important - a Dickensian look at modern Britain's 'underclass', though thankfully not as long-winded. The part I found most fascinating was about the estates in Birmingham that had become no-go areas for the police; I had heard some snippets on the radio and tv, wondered briefly how that worked, then put it to the back of my mind - it's fascinating to have the story fleshed out, and it's a great piece of research, as is the whole book.
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- fascinating if depressing read
As a social work student, I found this book by accident in my uni. library and thought it would be relevant to my course. It is a fascniating, if thoroguhly depressing read as it dwells one hundred percent on the darkest side of Britain - hence its title. Although he goes in depth into the background of the problems (I found the chapters on the Jamacains the most interesting as it helps to build a background as to why so many are involved in crime) I do not agree with his simplistic view that all ... Read More

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- Journalistic
For me, the journalistic, rather than academic style spoils the book slightly, though I guess that is the point. It is rather sensationalised though, and really much of the subject matter is reality rather than sensation.

It is definitely a piece of "media" rather than a factual appraisal in my mind, based on the way stories are presented; particularly the issues surrounding the disturbances in Hyde Park, about which one story of the events and tensions is presented as fact, when (for ... Read More

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- This chap did his own research in the field he is no arm chair academic
A gruelling tale of sink estates, prostitution, drugs and general degradation.Hidden Britain author writes for Guardian also.This book is no mere academic pondering the author as trod the streets to obtain his facts, it is the picture of Britain now and more worryingly the picture of Britain in the future as governments seem reluctant to interrupt this paticular trend.

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