I Could Be So Good for You: A Portrait of the North London Working Class

I Could Be So Good For You is a book that challenges the idea that London's working class is not authentic and provides a history and portrait of north London's working class from the 1950s to the 21st century, based on a wide range of sources.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 484 pages
Publication date: 10 January 2023
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

I Could Be So Good For You is a groundbreaking book that challenges the pervasive and implicitly racist notion that London, particularly north London, lacks a genuine working class in comparison to a more authentic working class in a place called the North. In undertaking this task, the book provides a comprehensive history and portrait of north London's working class, spanning from the 1950s to the 21st century. Drawing upon a diverse range of sources, including personal memoirs, autobiographies, collected oral histories, and new interviews conducted by the author, the result is an invaluable social history that offers a rich panorama of working-class life. This narrative encompasses the struggles, work, celebrations, events, triumphs, tragedies, and occasional pleasant surprises that characterize the lives of north London's working class individuals.

From the onset of post-war affluence in the 1950s to the economic crash of 2008, north London's working class experienced a unique life journey that set it apart from almost every other segment of the British working class. It was a life characterized not only by poverty, racism, and exploitation but also by bold new housing schemes in the heart of the city, immense opportunities for growth and diversity, and a sense of enjoyment and fulfillment. It is high time that this remarkable story is told and acknowledged.

Weight: 652g
Dimension: 233 x 155 x 45 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914420344
Edition number: New ed