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Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain

By: Fintan O'Toole
Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
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Summary

A fierce, mordantly funny and perceptive book, from the author of Ship of Fools, about the act of national self-harm known as Brexit.

In exploring the answers to the question 'why did Britain vote leave?', Fintan O'Toole finds himself discovering how trivial journalistic lies became far from trivial national obsessions; how the pose of indifference to truth and historical fact has come to define the style of an entire political elite; how a country that once had colonies is redefining itself as an oppressed nation requiring liberation; the strange gastronomic and political significance of prawn-flavoured crisps and their role in the rise of Boris Johnson; the dreams of revolutionary deregulation and privatisation that drive Arron Banks, Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg; and the silent rise of English nationalism, the force that dare not speak its name.

©2018 Fintan O'Toole (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Europe Political Science Politics & Government World Thought-Provoking Funny United Kingdom Imperialism Socialism
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"There will not be much political writing in this or any other year that is carried off with such style." (The Times)
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An excellent but troubling account about the grievances of the English and the reasons why they voted for Brexit.

Why did the English vote for Brexit ?

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This might be hard to read/listen if you are English. Or maybe not. Would love to hear a rebuttal

Fantastic and witty perspective on the madness

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Good review of the reason behind Brexit. Citing the historical context and the futility of it all.

Brexit Book

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An excellent refection of why Brexit could happen and how the rationale was influenced over time. The focus and importance of identity as both a malleable and driving factor is thoroughly explored.

A deep insight into the mentality of Brexit

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Fintan O’Toole perfectly undoes the harebrained lunacy of the Brexit disaster, a pack of lies and delusions contemptuously designed to hoodwink enough of the electorate into voting to surrender their rights, make themselves poorer and greatly diminish authority of the U.K. on the world stage. It’s all done with a lightness of touch and in an entertaining prose style with informative illustrations from popular culture and history. Highly recommended.

Magnificent!

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