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How They Broke Britain

By: James O'Brien
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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.

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©2023 James O'Brien (P)2023 Penguin Audio Politics & Government

Critic reviews

"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." (Tim Jonze)

"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)

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I started the book with a pretty low opinion of Tories.

O'Brien gives a devastating catalogue of grievous sins committed by them. I'm sure it was extensively researched to avoid any possible legal challenges. As such it indicates that they all belong in hell! I wonder whether the country can possibly recover, especially as Labour now appear to be more like a watered down version of them!

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Nothing to like , it is the facts previously hidden from the masses being revealed. The impact on the Conservative Party will be for all to see soon!!!

Revealing escapades of the privileged in society

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Everyone should either learn or be reminded of what the subjects of this book did to the country.

Should be on the school syllabus

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A fast pace spewing of words that require previous aligned insight and same standpoint. And I really wanted to know what went wrong

A reciting rant

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