How They Broke Britain
- Author James O'Brien
- Narrator James O'Brien
- Publisher Ebury Publishing
- Run Time 10 hours and 51 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Corruption in politics, government and society, Elections and referenda, Media studies: journalism, Political ideologies and movements, Political leaders and leadership, Politics and government, Society and Social Sciences.
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‘Made me so angry I had to stop listening to it while driving. Superb’ THE SECRET BARRISTER
Something has gone really wrong in Britain.
Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable from the one that existed a decade ago. But whose fault is it really? Who broke Britain and how did they do it?
Bold and incisive as ever, James O'Brien reveals the shady network of influence that has created a broken Britain of strikes, shortages and scandals. He maps the web connecting dark think tanks to Downing Street, the journalists complicit in selling it to the public and the media bosses pushing their own agendas. Over ten chapters, each focusing on a particular person complicit in the downfall, James O'Brien reveals how a select few have conspired - sometimes by incompetence, sometimes by design - to bring Britain to its knees.
©2023 James O'Brien (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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How They Broke Britain made me so angry I had to stop listening to it while driving. Superb work
The Secret Barrister -
A damning account of how the country ended up in the current mess . . . O’Brien’s scathing voice provides a thorough record of the self-serving actions and pronouncements of those who have held power in Britain
Guardian -
The most important political book of the year and a fascinating must-read for anyone who cares about Britain. Eye-opening, jaw-dropping, heart-breaking
Carol Vorderman -
O’Brien is a punchy and compelling writer. The book is fluent, engaging and thoroughly researched . . . O’Brien eviscerates all of his targets
Times Literary Supplement -
A compelling, thought-provoking and illuminating read. O’Brien doesn’t hold any punches . . . It is a book that will make you gasp in shock, shake your head in bewilderment and wonder how any of this was allowed to take place in 21st-century Britain
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