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Alarm clock Britain: a tale of two deprivations

Summary by New Statesman
It was Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats who first coined the Armando Iannucci-esque phrase “Alarm Clock Heroes”. Reminiscent of the “Quiet Bat People” the political satirist has his hapless fictional shadow cabinet brainstorming in The Thick of It, “Alarm Clock Heroes” and “Alarm Clock Britain” were phrases the former deputy prime minister used to try and signal that his party was standing up for put-upon hardworking Brits. Fast forward 15 years, …

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New Statesman broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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