Contents

pp iii-iii

Acknowledgements

pp iv-iv

Introduction

pp 1-10

PART I - Conceptual and Theoretical Issues

pp 11-12

1 - The Multifaceted Nature of UK Racism

pp 13-24

2 - Austerity: A Flawed Economic Policy or a Deliberate Act of Capitalist Crisis Management and Class Warfare from Above?

pp 25-34

PART II - Racism and the Hostile Environment

pp 35-36

3 - Theresa May and the Hostile Environment: Preparation, Official Launch and Enactment (2010– 2019)

pp 37-58

4 - Boris Johnson and Priti Patel: Personal Rhetoric and Further Draconian Measures (2019– 2022)

pp 59-73

5 - Suella Braverman: Hostile Rhetoric and the Escalation of the Hostile Environment (2022– 2023)

pp 74-92

PART III - Austerity

pp 93-94

6 - David Cameron, the ‘Age of Austerity’ and its Impact (2009– 2019)

pp 95-108

7 - Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 Economy, Liz Truss’s Mini Budget and Their Impacts (2019– 2023)

pp 109-121

8 - Rishi Sunak’s Fiscal and Industrial Austerity: Cutting Social Expenditure and the War against the Unions (2022– 2023)

pp 122-134

Conclusion: Hostility and Austerity as Interrelated Concepts – Some Examples and Some Solutions

pp 135-147

Postscript: Election 2024 – Labour Wins, Far-Right Riots and the Tories Elect a New Leader

pp 148-158

Notes

pp 159-187

References

pp 188-224

Index

pp 225-233