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In modern Britain, the working course is becoming an thing of dread and ridicule. From Little Britain's Vicky Pollard to the demonization of Jade Goody, marketing and politicians alike dismiss as feckless, criminalized and ignorant an enormous, underprivileged swathe of contemporary society whose members have grown to be stereotyped by one, hate-filled phrase: chavs. In such a acclaimed investigation, Owen Jones explores the way the working class has truly gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the planet earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, he portrays an even more complex actuality. The chav stereotype, he argues, is used by governments as a convenient fig leaf to avoid genuine proposal with social and monetary problems and also to justify widening inequality. When Chavs was first released in 2011 it opened up the dialogue of course in Britain. Then, in the public debate following the riots of this summertime, Owen Jones's thesis was demonstrated right - the working course were the scapegoats for everything that was incorrect with Britain. This new release carries a new chapter, reflecting on the overpowering reaction to the publication and the problem in Britain today.