Playing with fire / David Edgar.
By: Edgar, David [author.].
Publisher: London : Bloomsbury, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceSubject(s): Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2007 -- DramaGenre/Form: Drama.Online resources: View this item online Summary: When the defiantly northern Wyverdale District Council fails to satisfy a government audit, a New Labour fixer, Alex Clifton, is despatched from the capital to formulate a robust recovery plan. But resources spent on websites, 'faith festivals' and council leaflets in Bengali seem beside the point to the Labour old guard, struggling as they are to provide basic services to an alienated and divided electorate. What's more, the reforms seem only to fan the flames of racial tension, and when riots break out, everyone starts looking for someone to blame.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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e-book | Digital Library Digital Library Drama Online | 822.92 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | Use your City Account login details |
Previously issued in print: London: Nick Hern Books, 2005.
When the defiantly northern Wyverdale District Council fails to satisfy a government audit, a New Labour fixer, Alex Clifton, is despatched from the capital to formulate a robust recovery plan. But resources spent on websites, 'faith festivals' and council leaflets in Bengali seem beside the point to the Labour old guard, struggling as they are to provide basic services to an alienated and divided electorate. What's more, the reforms seem only to fan the flames of racial tension, and when riots break out, everyone starts looking for someone to blame.
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