britishpolitics

so-so

Book no 1 from my #10beforetheend picks.

This was gearing up to be a pick but I found a couple of the latter chapters sketchy and sadly lacking. Still enjoyed the earlier chapters on media moguls which is clearly where O'Brien has the most knowledge and experience

@ChaoticMissAdventures

Cuilin I don‘t know much about him but I‘ve seen him push callers on his show to answer questions. I think he‘s got good journalistic integrity. He also doesn‘t let politicians get away with not answering the question. If only all journalists did this. 4w

Balibee146 @Cuilin yeah he has done some good work holding politicians feet to the fire... Though my fab is still Eddie "you're a nasty price of work aren't you?" Mair.I have more of a ? around O'Brien after he remained pretty silent during the Sangita Myska situation at LBC.. But there was a lot to like here. 4w

Balibee146 Typo hell lol *fav and also *nasty piece of work... 4w

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Luke-XVX He‘s well informed but so bloody smug at times.I did enjoy him trashing Farage on air recently, I laughed my arse off 4w

Balibee146 @Luke-XVX there's a transcript in the book of an old clash between him and Farage which is rather satisfying. 4w

Luke-XVX That‘ll do it!! 4w

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Balibee146

How They Broke Britain | James Brien

Starting a bit of non fiction... Not expecting any new revelations I wasn't aware of but sure having it synthesised into one place is going to get me #raging

Part of my #10beforetheend list so I may be a little early but wanting some non fiction on #kindle today, as it is so dark and dreary here today.

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ChaoticMissAdventures Dark money and politics, seems to be happening so many places, that and old politicians who refuse to give up power. This sounds interesting! Good job getting a jump start. 1mo

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Politics On the Edge: From the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics | Rory Stewart

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Cor, I‘m kinda addicted to memoir audios at the moment! 😂 (This is my 7th so far this year!!) But this was utterly fascinating. A real fly on the wall look into life in parliament.

vlwelser I love him. 8mo

youneverarrived I think memoir is my favourite genre for audio! 8mo

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Nicos

Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class | Owen Jones

pick

Essential reading to help correct the nonsense spouted by mainstream media and those with power.

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Leniverse

Politics On the Edge: From the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics | Rory Stewart

I swear, the TV show "Yes Minister" might as well have been a documentary.

julesG 🙈😂 11mo

Dilara I've often had the same thought! 11mo

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Leniverse

Politics On the Edge: From the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics | Rory Stewart

I'm starting to understand why the country is in the state it is:

"The whips had apparently been told to exclude anyone with an interest in a subject for fear that they would ask awkward questions. They preferred non-specialist MPs, who spent the committees looking at their phones or catching up on correspondence. For the same reason it seemed doctors were not allowed on the health legislation committee."

quietlycuriouskate 😠 12mo

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Leniverse

Politics On the Edge: From the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics | Rory Stewart

Why Rory Stewart turned to politics. He watched politicians completely destroy what he and others had worked for in (and with) Afghanistan. He is not mincing his words. And we're only on page 15.

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Leniverse

Politics On the Edge: From the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics | Rory Stewart

I figured this book would be mainly about the Brexit years onward, but we're starting with Iraq and Afghanistan before Rory Stewart even became a politician, and it is even more entertaining than I expected!

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readingjedi

Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain | Polly Toynbee

Omg, that took a lot of doing! Am very proud of myself to have received my 200 reviews badge on NetGalley.

My rating, however, has fallen from an already pitiful 30% to 21% so I've still got a lot of work to do !

Alfoster Woohoo!👏 3y

TheSpineView Awesome! 🥳🥳🥳 3y

rachelsbrittain Nice! 3y

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shanaqui By rating, you mean the proportion of reviews you've written compared to the number of review copies you've had, right? Yeah, mine needs work too. Dx 3y

readingjedi @shanaqui Yes, that right. It doesn't help that I can't stop myself from requesting more, More, MORE! But my reasoning is - what self-respecting book lover wouldn't?! 3y

shanaqui @readingjedi I keep including an ARC or two in my #BookSpin lists... But not enough to help me keep up. 😅 Good luck to us both with catching up?! 3y

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Vansa

The Schooldays of Our Great Leader | Richard Beard

Excellent. Exactly what's happening in the world right now.

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