The Great Abdication Alexander Deane May 2005, 96 pages ISBN 0 907845 975 (pbk.), £8.95/$17.90  Also available at subscription price (£5) via: essays in political and cultural criticism Search Inside the Book at Amazon.com Search Inside the Book at Amazon.co.uk Purchase your copy (£8.95)

"Deane is right that we have thrown out our principles because we have seen them being abused."  John Coleman, Fourth World Review
"A carefully documented thesis." David Ashton, England's Standard
"[Deane] thinks there is still an element in the population which has traditional middle-class values, and calls on them to stand up and be counted. Well, maybe."  George Wedd, Contemporary Review

Comment on the book:
Daily Telegraph: Moral police have been disarmed
Daily Mail: 2-page essay on the book published on June 4 2005
Start the Week: June 27 2005.

Table of contents
Introduction: Are you middle class?
1 The Abdication of Middle Britain
2 The Root of The Abdication: Education
3 The Abdication of Moral Leadership
4 The Route of The Abdication: Government Policy
5 The Abdication of Cultural Identity
6 The Fruit of The Abdication: Crime
Agenda: Remotivating the Middle Class
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