Likes of Us by Michael Collins
Once they were portrayed as the salt of the earth. Nowadays, they take to the streets when paedophiles and asylum seekers are in their midst; they expose their lives in TV documentaries; they love Gucci and hate the Euro. The author defends the white working class against such slurs and caricatures.
Michael Collins has worked as a journalist, scriptwriter and producer, his television credits including Peter York's Eighties for the BBC, and The National Alf, a look at comedy, culture and the working class as exemplified by the character of Alf Garnett. Since 1998, he has worked as a freelance journalist for The Sunday Telegraph, the Observer, the Guardian and the Independent. He lives in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862076006 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862076006 |
| Title | Likes of Us |
| Author | Michael Collins |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2004-07-22 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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