Here are some discussion links for the book:
The Wikipedia link gives the background to the book - apparently quite a lot of artistic licence was taken with some events and timing:
The Spike, the 1931 essay that first told of his British experiences
The concept of a 'poverty threshold'
The welfare state
Guardian article from last weekend about a young jobless man in Brighton
Benefits 'have wrecked Britain's work ethic' from the Daily Mail (inevitably)
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