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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: The Only Way is Essex: How the Tories consumed a county
Description: “Essex man” is a notorious caricature of Thatcherite Brits. How did the Conservatives win over the county? And where – if any – were pockets of resistance? Marie Le Conte is joined by Tim Burrows, author of new book The Invention of Essex: The Making of an English County, to explore the class dynamics and unexpected cultural politics of this much maligned county.
“There’s a feeling that people from Essex came up the social ladder too quickly.”
“Home ownership has a lot to do with Conservatism in Essex.”
“Essex could be a blank canvas for different political ideals.”
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