He knows how to tell a story with pathos and wit and there is a lot of both in this book. BBC broadcaster and former teacher Stuart Maconie says Kipling got it right when he said life was learning to cope with “both triumph and disaster', Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. I agree and disagree with this. As in so many other ways, I blame the parents. However I loved the arguments made, the history of the proper Labour Party and its roots (not new labour blairright) and he is obviously a very proud Northern. This is the derogatory term used for public or nationalised services by people with in power. Thankfully, this book is a reminder of the many wonderful things different governments have done for this country. However, Maconie becomes too misty-eyed to keep a focus. The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records by Stuart Maconie English | June 1, 2014 | ISBN: 0091933803 | EPUB | 432 pages | 0.6 MB. Prince William defended the royal family yesterday in an unprecedented outburst saying "We're very much not a racist family". T … But I suppose this isn’t that kind of book. Stuart Maconie looks into the ‘Nanny State’. Topics are wide ranging, and only touched upon. I went to a lot of the local places he describes. Stuart Maconie was a teacher of English and Sociology before becoming a journalist for the music paper the New Musical Express in 1988. This is the growing social and political emphasis on individuality and identity. Chapter after chapter of invective becomes tiresome. More buying choices £1.94 (18 used & new offers) Kindle Edition £5.99 £ 5. Precisely 80 years on, Stuart Maconie, walks from north to south retracing the route of the emblematic Jarrow Crusade. Stuart Maconie (born 13 August 1961) is an English radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture.He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music where, alongside Mark Radcliffe, he hosts its weekend breakfast show (Saturday–Sunday, 7 am – 10 am) which broadcasts from the BBC's MediaCityUK in Salford. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Rather appropriately I finished this on the anniversary of VE Day. His previous bestsellers have included Cider with Roadies, Pies and Prejudice and Adventures on the High Teas, and he currently hosts the afternoon show on BBC 6music with Mark Radcliffe as well as weekly show The Freak Zone. Please forgive my review title - like Stuart Maconie (and I do) I just can't resist a pun, even when it's a very bad one and even when it doesn't really reflect the subject matter that follows. And there's a great bit about Thimblemill library! But he saves his (in my view) rightful anger for the "privatization at all costs" mentality introduced by the Thatcher govt, and now ingrained in so much of political thinking, that has cut a swathe through public services, to the benefit only of venture capitalists and hedge fund managers. In the chapter on the NHS for instance, he quotes a doctor who is critical of waste within the NHS, she argues that Lack of money is not the problem, but poor managem. Details. I do enjoy reading Stuart Maconie. If you have (or even if you haven’t, but you use public services) then this book is for you. 4.0 out of 5 stars 53. It's so relevant to the time that we are living in now. Programme activities took place between 18 and 21 May 2017. One paragraph about something futuristic and positive would of been nice! His praise of society under the auspices of government funding leads to a highly personal and polemical book. Only 15 left in stock. He is particularly good talking about the BBC and its sad erosion. Topics are wide ranging, and only touched upon. Start by marking “The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save it” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The music journalist Stuart Maconie commented: "[H]e usually wore a jumpsuit made of the foil that you baste your turkeys in and platforms of oil-rig-derrick height. A day the country came out of a war with renewed hope and a promise of a brighter future. Stuart Maconie on the Virtues of the Nanny State Posted on 27th February 2020 by Mark Skinner Acclaimed journalist, broadcaster and author of The Nanny State Made Me , Stuart Maconie is an unapologetic advocate of the post-war Welfare State that is frequently derided as the 'nanny state' in numerous op-ed pieces and newspaper columns. He laments the end of free higher education, the politicisation of the NHS, the privatisation of the railways and water etc but this isn’t a rant. Stuart Maconie lovingly describes the welfare state as he knew it, relating each chapter to a phase in his life - ‘I am born’ for instance discusses the NHS, ‘ I go to school’ education, and so on. The 59-year-old co-hosts BBC Radio 6 Music’s weekend breakfast show with Mark Radcliffe.Born on Merseyside, he grew up in It really IS the good life: Stuart Maconie is overwhelmed by the warmth and humour he discovers in England's genteel cul-de-sacs. We may be coming to realise that the people who complain about the nanny state are the people who had nannies.". The “Nanny State” is a British colloquialism for what many Americans would term “big government” – a government that provides medical care, social housing, libraries, leisure facilities, and other services for its people. Stuart Maconie Ebury Press £20 IN the way that all football deflections are wicked, ... Maconie, at 58, is a child of the state much in the same way as myself, at six years older. His previous bestsellers have included Cider with Roadies, Pies and Prejudice and Adventures on the High Teas, and he currently hosts the afternoon show on BBC 6music with Mark Radcliffe as well as weekly show The Freak Zone. Arguably Maconie has picked the research to back himself up but doesn't every writer? No Rolling Stones but Chumbawamba … Stuart Maconie's tour … Stuart Maconie’s most popular book is Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North. All this doom and glom, but no solutions other than to compare us to the wonders of untouchable Norway! But the Mirror's Fleet Street Fox says that's not always been the case. I agree and disagree with this. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Last autumn Stuart Maconie walked 300 miles from Jarrow to London retracing the famous Jarrow Crusade – a march in the autumn of 1936 by 200 men to protest mass unemployment and extreme poverty. I grew up with Thatcher and Maconie in the north east of England and was interested to see what he had to say. I found the introduction a bit too lengthy and a bit of a leacture. But now you have to go to school whether you like it or not and mummy won’t be there to hold your hand. For the people's good, not the shareholders' profit. Stuart Maconie has 18 books on Goodreads with 14382 ratings. I do enjoy reading Stuart Maconie. Question Time: Stuart Maconie. At times it felt like too much of a personal vendetta rant, rather than a unbiased history of 1945-1979 which I much preferred. This is pissing me off. This is a delightful read. Being of a similar vintage to Mr Maconie, and from a similar latitude (albeit t'other side of the Pennines) much of what he describes so eloquently chimes strongly with my experience. Interview, Laura Martin. The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records eBooks & eLearning. I definitely agree that five years ago I would never have expected to see the buffoon which is Boris as PM. Caught between well-intentioned but wrong-headed mums like Bea and terrifying “tiger” parents with their hothousing and harpsichord lessons, the poor kids are both idolised and bent out of shape. I was born a few years after Margaret Thatcher first became Prime Minister so my memories involve funding cuts being made to my school and my mother's worry over the introduction of the poll tax. I’m thinking of putting out my own guide to the holidays which will entail kicking them out of the house at 9am and not letting them back in until after nightfall and hopefully reeking of bonfires and shandy with the odd lovebite and missing ear. In his introduction he makes the observation "What exactly was so wicked about public libraries, free eye tests and council houses? The author passionately and cogently describes how the formation of the welfare state, and the 40 post-war years of social democracy, have influenced the path through life of a working class boy from Wigan. In der Ausgabe vom 14. Absolutely brilliant as always. The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records by Stuart Maconie – review . His previous bestsellers have included Cider with Roadies, Pies and Prejudice and Adventures on the High Teas, and he currently hosts the afternoon show on BBC 6music with Mark Radcliffe as well as weekly show The Freak Zone. It feels timely to have this reminder at a point where we need our current Government to step up and puts its people first. Being of a similar vintage to Mr Maconie, and from a similar latitude (albeit t'other side of the Pennines) much of what he describes so eloquently chimes strongly with my experience. Schools should encourage by all means – but confusing wrong and right and moving those goalposts is more a hindrance than a help. Or, worst of all, one who wants to be their kids’ best friend rather than their mum or dad. In general though Stuart Maconie is an enthusiastic supporter of the nanny state, and is grateful for all it did for him. An interesting look at life in Britain under the Welfare State. Kipling got it right too when he said life was learning how to cope with “both triumph and disaster and treating those two imposters just the same”. A partner to the Freak Zone Playlist. Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Spring Books. Stuart Maconie is a writer, broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions from his work in print, on radio and on TV. The author passionately and cogently describes how the formation of the welfare state, and the 40 post-war years of social democracy, have influenced the path through life of a working class boy from Wigan. Once I was filming a piece to camera outside a busy London school when the headteacher asked us to stop for just this reason. There is a lot of memoir, a bit of travelogue, a series of interviews with fascinating and thought-provoking subjects: it all adds up to be a great state of the nation portrait of the UK at the end of 2019. BBC Radio 6 Music. Gegründet als Musikzeitung, entwickelte sich NME während der 1980er Jahre zu einer Zeitschrift und wandte sich 1998 vom Zeitungsdruck ab. Maconie gained particular notoriety as a champion of the burgeoning Manchester music scene which became such a big part of British popular culture during the late 1980s and 1990s. It’s your first taste of the bracing thrill and stress of adult life and, guess what, some of it will be negative. Swans - Children Of God. It’s a form of government that thrived in Britain in the decades after World War Two, ending during the 80s and the rise of Thatcherism. You can hear the author speak, in the way the sentences are expertly constructed and the cultural references he uses. I grew up with Thatcher and Maconie in the north east of England and was interested to see what he had to say. Adventures in underground and experimental music. Stuart Maconie is a writer, broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions from his work in print, on radio and on TV. I don’t agree with everything he says, but he is always interesting. He even had one outfit around 1973 famously called his 'Metal Nun' suit but later styles were much toned down." In this timely and provocative book, Stuart Maconie tells Britain's Welfare State story through his own history of growing up as a northern working class boy. The Crusade was born in a society facing a growing problem of inequality, injustice and the rise of fascist tendencies. FREE Delivery on your first order shipped by Amazon. This gallery is from . explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. It is a well researched, well thought out argument for all that was good about those things and why they matter. Passionate, funny and angry at what's been done to my country, his country, our country. However I loved the arguments made, the history of the proper Labour Party and its roots (not new labour blairright) and he is obviously a very proud Northern. found drinkers can save up to 22% on upmarket labels by being savvy about where they stock up with Waitrose charging 22% more for one popular brand. Clinging to a romanticised past for the majority of the book it's only in the last chapter that Maconie touches on the real problem. Chapter after chapter of invective becomes tiresome. 'How I fell in love with Middle England': DJ Stuart Maconie's enchanting journey around middle-class Britain Most watched News videos Ex-boyfriend murders woman in front of her family and their child Adventures in underground and experimental music. In 2017, in partnership with Writing West Midlands and Birmingham Literature Festival we presented a curated programme (Alternative Albion) at the VII Annual Book Arsenal. A truly unbelievable state of. Schools these days are often in the thrall of indulgent and strident mums and dads who expect them to take up the slack from their own bad parenting and mollycoddling. Particularly poignant now though. 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