Politics, Poverty and Belief: A Political Memoir

Frank Field, a former Labour MP, has written a memoir revealing his childhood poverty and his Christian socialism. He has spent his life fighting poverty and has found allies on all sides of the political spectrum. The book is an implicit indictment of modern British politics, where the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Frank Field is a remarkable politician, social reformer, and advocate for the underprivileged who has made an outstanding contribution to British politics over the past fifty years. At the age of sixteen, he joined the Labour Party and was expelled at the age of seventy-eight.

This book, written with his Christian belief, regrets, and trademark searing honesty, tells the story of his life. Field has dedicated his life to fighting poverty in Britain and has found allies on all sides of the political spectrum. He discusses his activism, his foundational work with the Child Poverty Action Group, and his work passing legislation for the Minimum Living Wage.

He explains why he has dedicated his life to speaking out against the corruption of greed and power and writes with great alacrity about the titans of his political age, including Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. In the end, Field's zeal for reform was too much for too many people, and he was deselected by his own local Labour party in 2015.

Politics, Poverty, and Belief is an implicit indictment of modern British politics, where the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. It is a powerful testament to the enduring legacy of Frank Field and his commitment to social justice.

Weight: 154g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399408417