In 1990, John Major hailed 'the classless society'; in 1997, New Labour announced that 'we're all middle class now', yet we live in an age where food banks, pay day lenders and zero-hour contracts proliferate: it's clear that class matters.
Foregrounding the economic nature of class, Split challenges the idea that class can be reduced to the cultural.
From precarious labour to rising debt; from the housing crisis to environmental catastrophe; from an inflated prison population to the welfare state; Ben Tippet traces the class divide at the heart of all exploitation.
Myth-busting meritocracy, he exposes the role that tax havens, colonialism and inheritance play in the wealth of the elite.
Split highlights the potential for a diverse and eclectic working-class bloc to fight back in an age of austerity and uncertainty.
About the Author Ben Tippet is an educator, activist, and writer.
He is currently doing a Ph D at the University of Greenwich, researching the causes of wealth inequality in the UK.
He is a researcher for The Transnational Institute and has written for Novara, Strike! and Economy.
