THE FACT ABOUT BRITAIN IS BROKEN BRITAIN NEEDS REFORM IN DURHAM THAT NO ONE IS SUGGESTING

We undertake a ‘cultural political overall economy’ method of study the cultural and political crafting of ‘advantage brood’ households within the wider community sphere, to examine the mechanisms by which anti-welfare sen- timents are made and mediated. Through a case review of Mick Philpott, we display how ‘Advantages broods’ operate