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The Personal Life of Debt: Coercion, Subjectivity and Inequality in Britain

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Runner-up for the 2026 BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize

As the cost of living rises, British households face unprecedented levels of debt. But many commentators characterise those who stash away envelopes, leave telephones ringing, or hide from debt collectors as irresponsible.

The first full-length ethnography of debt problems in Britain, this book uses long-term fieldwork on a southern English housing estate to give a sensitive retelling of the everyday lives of indebted people.

It argue...