'A series of articles and essays written between 2016-2019, so between the referendum and the Brexit election, and already seems like a piece of history. Nothing new learnt about the cynical, anti-democratic nature of how the right have been operating politically in this period, but very well-balanced. Maybe we are seeing a return to liberal values in Britain with the popularity of Starmer's Labour at the moment, but to me it all seems so hollow. Liberal values aren't all that popular, look at Change UL, and a populist leftist party, could emerge to challenge Labour from the left, if they're canny and can find a unifying narrative - save the NHS/public services etc. Let's see. With a different leader the Conservatives could also push the scrounger/immigrant rhetoric and play on people's fears to get back in. The last sentence of the book begins is 'this book is dedicated to my mum', which makes my like the author very much.
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