Books about poverty: some recommendations for World Book Day

Source: CAP

Thursday 2 March 2023 is World Book Day. Staff from the Ecumenical Christian social justice charity Church Action on Poverty has chosen ten titles dealing with poverty in the UK - and how we can work together to put an end to it. They include:

- Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey - A powerful memoir by the rapper Loki, with a unique and challenging perspective.

- Second Class Citizens by Stef Benstead - A Church Action on Poverty trustee draws on her own experiences and her academic expertise to analyse the injustices of how our benefits system treats people with disabilities.

- Skint Estate by Cash Carraway - A darkly funny memoir and a scream of rage against austerity.

and

- Chavs by Owen Jones - A powerful analysis of how our media and politicians demonise working-class people.

To read the full list and for more information see: www.church-poverty.org.uk/booksaboutpoverty/