Badgeland — Memoir of a Labour Party Young Socialist in 1980s Britain
As a teenager in Swindon, Steve Rayson was convinced that working-class people had everything to gain from socialism. The only problem was they didn't agree with him.
Badgeland is an insightful, warm and frequently hilarious story about coming of age, politics, class and social mobility in the 1970s and 1980s. It is a deeply personal account of loss and renewal that will resonate with political activists of all parties.
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‘Steve Rayson’s depiction of British politics in the 70s and 80s is pitch perfect but this book is much more than that. It’s a tender reflection on father/son relationships in working class communities and the fault line that can develop between them through a university education. The best memoir I’ve read in years.’ -- Alan Johnson, Former Health Secretary
My first book The Fall of the Red Wall became an Amazon bestseller in 2020.
Me at university in the 1980s.