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Book Description
Product Description
It is a great and glorious tradition the world over - to vehemently state one thing and then do the exact opposite. Royals are doing it, reformed smokers are doing it, and politicians are virtually synonymous with it. Welcome to the heyday of hypocrisy.
From the Everyday Hypocrites (cyclists, white hip-hop fans, reality television-haters) to the truly pungent Stinking Hypocrites (chav-haters, green campaigners and anti-Americans), Julie Burchill and Chas Newkey-Burden pull no punches in their witty harangue of those who shamelessly say one thing and do another. Featuring modern hypocrites' favourite holiday destinations, musical and sporting heroes, and the hilarious Hypocrites' Ultimate Weekend.
From the Inside Flap
It is a great and glorious tradition the world over - to vehemently state one thing and then do the exact opposite. Royals are doing it, reformed smokers are doing it, and politicians are virtually synonymous with it. And they all get away scot-free. Welcome to the heyday of hypocrisy.
Well, no longer will the devotees of the double standard be able to get away with it. From the Everyday Hypocrites (cyclists, white hip-hop fans, reality television haters) to the truly pungent Stinking Hypocrites (chav-haters, green campaigners and anti-Americans), Julie Burchill and Chas Newkey-Burden pull no punches in this forthright harangue of those who shamelessly say one thing and do another.
This topical, razor-sharp critique takes you into the world of modern hypocrites, listing their favourite holiday destinations, and their musical and sporting heroes. It also includes the hilarious Hypocrites' Ultimate Weekend.
From the Back Cover
Celebrities who moan about fame while desperately striving to maintain it
Old feminists who slag off young women for doing what they did when they were young
Reformed smokers
Prince Charles taking an environment-destroying flight to America to accept an award for his green work
Those who took advantage of freedom and democracy to march through the streets of London demanding that Iraqis continue to be deprived of those very values
and Many Many More...
About the Author
Julie Burchill has been a writer since the age of 17. She has written columns for the Guardian, The Times and News of the World. She is also the author of several novels, including Sugar Rush which became an Emmy-winning television series, and a number of non-fiction books including Made in Brighton.
Chas Newkey-Burden is a journalist who has written columns for Attitude, Time Out and The Big Issue. He is also the author of a number of books including Great Email Disasters and The Reduced History of Britain.
