He convincingly suggests that the real history of community is one in which people have combined solidarity with self-reliance and privacy. takes an intriguing route to explore how the myth of community was constructed, and how it might be dismantled. One of Lawrence’s most vital points is that policymakers and journalists derive their nostalgic notions of “community” from a partial understanding of these studies. By the 80s, public spending cuts and rising rents meant council housing was no longer so attractive, encouraging the desire for home ownership. But a decade later, many of those who’d exercised the right to buy their council house were facing repossession.

Source: The Guardian July 17, 2019 10:52 UTC