Peter Ackers

Nick Haynes is a normal guy, and he has a normal life. A job he doesn't like, a wife he argues with, and a car that needs work. He also has a baby son he adores. Wife and son asleep, Nick settles down with a few beers for a night in front of the TV. But a gate slamming in the wind sends him into the back yard to close it. There, he discovers a bedroom window open, and his son gone. He rushes into the street in time to see a car driving away, all lights off. He should call the police, but instead he pursues the car. And that's where it begins. The long nightmare night. Half-drunk, barefoot and tired, Nick is about to run head-first into the dark criminal underworld. But he plans to save his baby son whatever it takes. And he's going to make damn sure he does so before his wife wakes up in the morning.

A Screenplay

Snatched

Alastair J. Reid

This book poses a major revisionist challenge to 20th century British labour history, aiming to look beyond the Marxist and Fabian exclusion of working class experience, notably religion and self-help, in order to exaggerate ‘labour movement’ class cohesion. Instead of a ‘forward march’ to secular state-socialism, the research presented here is devoted to a rich diversity of social movements and ideas. In this collection of essays, the editors establish the liberal-pluralist tradition, with the following chapters covering three distinct sections. Part One, ‘Other Forms of Association’ covers subjects such as trade unions, the Co-operative Party, women’s community activism and Protestant Nonconformity. Part Two, ‘Other Leaders’, covers employer Edward Cadbury; Trades Union Congress leader Walter Citrine; and the electricians’ leader, Frank Chapple. Part Three, ‘Other Intellectuals’, considers G.D.H. Cole, Michael Young and left libertarianism by Stuart White. Readers interested in the British Labour movement will find this an invaluable resource.

Other Worlds of Labour in the Twentieth Century

Alternatives to State-Socialism in Britain

Stewart Johnstone

A critical assessment of the main concepts and models of employee voice in the UK and Europe. The contributors provide theoretical and empirical exploration of a wide range of 'voice' institutions and initiatives, including forms of representation and management techniques, and mechanisms for information and consultation.

Peter Ackers

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