Praise for ‘Broke’: ‘The tone of the book may be gloomy but there is plenty of entertainment value … Could even be your holiday read if you are unable to afford a house in a suburb that your parents thought scruffy but is now ultra-smart, thanks to an influx of foreign bankers … engrossing and contentious’ Anne Ashworth, The Times ‘Exhilarating’ Daily Mail ‘There is endless interesting stuff in this book … he explains what he calls the “middle-class crisis” — and he’s spot on’ William Leith, Evening Standard ‘He tells these stories, on the whole persuasively and with some startling asides’ New Statesman ‘A book that is engagingly sensitive to the sentiments of what is sometimes called “middle England”’ Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times ‘At the heart of Broke is a competent account of how the economic upheavals of recent decades have impacted upon the population, from the point of view of those in the middle income bracket … By assigning the "great British virtues" solely to his own class, Boyle is merely setting himself up for an unmissable televised showdown with Owen Jones.’ Alastair Mabbott, The Herald

• ‘Broke’ is a call-to-action – an alarm cry directed at the UK Government and our politicians. It is a response to a movement that is gathering pace – the ‘squeezed middle class’ is revolting! • As Owen Jones’s ‘Chavs’ exposed the plight of our working class and their demonization, so ‘Broke’ will reveal how the securities of the middle classes are now a thing of the past. ‘Chavs’ sold nearly 60,000 copies (TCM). • Tackling what’s happening to our pensions, schools, house prices and the general costs and standards of living, ‘Broke’ is the one item the middle class can’t afford to leave out of their shopping basket.