• Clarke has previously published documentary photography about modern Britain in The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
• All photographs in this book were taken in the new town of Basildon in Essex between July 2005 and April 2015.
• This is Middle England's territory; the hearts and minds fought over by political parties for electoral success.
• In almost every statistical measure, Basildon is close to the national average.
• This makes it the perfect paradigm through which to explore the state of the nation.