'One of the most important and compelling books I've ever read...If you want to understand why
we are in this crisis listen to the voices all too often airbrushed from the political
conversation' Owen JonesNow We Have Your Attention makes sense of what is happening in British
politics by taking a radically different perspective: the people's.From a warehouse in
Manchester to a pub in Essex from the outskirts of Glasgow to a racecourse in Durham Jack
Shenker uncovers the root causes of our current crisis and the future direction of British
politics through the lives of ordinary individuals. Taking us deep into communities hollowed
out by austerity and decades of economic disadvantage among a generation crippled by
precarious work and unaffordable housing he shows where the chaos at Westminster ultimately
springs from - and how disillusionment with it is fuelling a passionate engagement with
politics of a completely different kind: local personal effective and utterly
fearless.Joining a 'McStrike' protest on a roundabout in Cambridge and a gathering of the
London Renters' Union in the aftermath of Grenfell meeting hard-right bloggers in Newcastle
and climate change protesters in Brighton Shenker draws on exceptional access to campaign
groups activist movements and grassroots gatherings throughout the country - including unique
access to Momentum who have re-radicalised the Labour party from the outside in - to introduce
us to the citizens and leaders of tomorrow: people who are changing things for
themselves.Inspiring and terrifying in equal measure Now We Have Your Attention uncovers a
revolutionary transformation in attitudes and behaviour and a future that will shape us all.
