Hostile Environments, Hardcover - Darren McGarvey

We live in hostile times. Trust in authority is at an all-time low, and public anger is high.
But hostility isn't born: it's created. In this powerful polemic against the systematic
inequalities in the UK, the Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey lifts the lid on
public fury and the institutions that drive it, from austerity to populism. Meeting people
across the UK whose lives have been destroyed by systems that have little to do with
making life better for the 99%, he uncovers the truth about what's making us so angry -
and explains how we can overcome it. Is there a safety-valve to depressurise society, or
is it already too late?
A shocking and heartbreaking account of the state of our nation, Hostile Environments is
essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the truth about modern Britain.

About author(s):Darren McGarvey, aka LOKI, grew up in Pollok. He is a writer, performer, community
activist and columnist, and former rapper-in-residence at Police Scotland's Violence
Reduction Unit. He was part of the Poverty Truth Commission that was hosted in Glasgow
in 2009 and has presented eight programmes for BBC Scotland exploring the root causes
of anti-social behaviour and social deprivation. His bestselling and acclaimed first book
Poverty Safari was awarded the Orwell Prize.