'Harry Leslie Smith is a vital and powerful voice speaking across generations about the struggle for a just society' Jeremy Corbyn
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CALL TO ARMS FOR THE MANY, NOT THE FEW: DON'T LET THE PAST BECOME OUR
FUTURE Harry Leslie Smith is a great British stalwart. A survivor of the
Great Depression, a Second World War veteran, a lifelong Labour
supporter and a proud Yorkshire man, Harry's life has straddled two
centuries. As a young man, he witnessed a country in crisis with no
healthcare, no relief for the poor, and a huge economic gulf between the
North and South.
Now in his nineties, Harry wanders through the
streets of his youth and wonders whether anything has actually changed.
Britain is at its most dangerous juncture since Harry's youth - the
NHS and social housing are in crisis, whilst Brexit and an unpopular
government continue to divide the country - but there is hope. Just as
Clement Attlee provided hope in 1945, Labour's triumphant comeback of
June 2017 is a beacon of light in this season of discontent.
Britain has overcome adversity before and will do so again - a new
nation will be forged from the ashes of grave injustice. Moving and
passionate, Don't Let My Past be Your Future interweaves memoir and
polemic in a call to arms. Above all, this book is a homage to the
boundless grace and resilience of the human spirit.
Don't Let My Past Be Your Future - Harry Leslie Smith
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