'Don't get me wrong. I've got nothing against the Americans putting a man on Mars, just as long as it's George Bush.' Like the most recent critically acclaimed Bremner, Bird and Fortune series on Channel 4, YOU ARE HERE picks away at the scabs of international politics with the voice and credibility of Rory and the two Johns, and will appeal to an audience hungry for a mix of entertainment and information - tough facts made funny. The book lampoons the contradiction at the heart of Britain since Tony Blair became Prime Minister after the landslide General Election result of 1997. Warm beer and skittles, and Fortress Europe. A superpower, yet humane. A sort of America Lite. Same policies, but with all the guilt taken out. In the face of the fog of confusion created by New Labour, it can be difficult to discover the real truth. After all, why spin if you don't want people to get dizzy? But if it all gets a little confusing, then just remember: it all connects. Giant B52 planes flying out of Fairford over the Oxfordshire countryside; the collapse of the railway system; Alistair Campbell and the Hutton Report; the failings, the mess, everything. None of it is in isolation. What the British reader needs is this witty and original map explaining how it all connects, a guide to how we got here. And remember - You Are Here.
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"Funny when it goes in for burlesque but screamingly so when it simply delivers the evidence." (Boyd Tonkin THE INDEPENDENT, 12 Nov )
"It's a stockpile of satirical ammunition. A testimony to the tremendous amount of researh that Bremner and Co. undertake and the jokes are clever." (THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, Xmas books round-up, 5/12 )
"It's a stockpile of satirical ammunition. A testimony to the tremendous amount of researh that Bremner and Co. undertake and the jokes are clever." (THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, Xmas books round-up, 5/12 )
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STUPID WHITE MEN - from Britain. Completely updated for paperback, a witty account of our nation today from the ever-popular Bremner, Bird and Fortune
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Forget about Michael Moore, if you live in Britain this is a must read for anyone even mildly interested in current politics and the state of our nation. Their TV special "Between Iraq and a hard place" was one of the best pieces of satire I have ever seen because it reported the facts which were so laughable that they couldn't have been invented. And so goes the book. It is well researched, impartial (all political parties are fair game to them) and filled with subtle humour and irony that Americans so often lack. This book is no joke though, and the facts and information it imparts are often shocking and frightening - and without a hint of extreme conspiracy theories. A brilliant read.
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By Gavin Wilson
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For me, this is the book of the year. No book has so incisively contrasted all the pre-1997 of the Labour party in opposition with the actions of Tony Blair et al once they got into government.
Every politician should read this book. Everyone thinking of forming a new party, or thinking of standing for the most minor committee post on a parish council, should read this book. You think you can solve the world's problems? Read this. It's essential to compare the idealism you can display when you have no responsibilities with the pragmatism needed once you think you are responsible for everything.
The irony is that Bremner, Bird and Fortune are writing from a left-of-centre perspective. They are no friends of the Tory Party whatsoever. But the Tories and the Liberal Democrats should certainly read this in their preparation of their election campaign materials.
Apart from one very short chapter, the authors offer no solution to the problems they so ably point out. They are even more effective in pointing out the inconsistences between what people say and what they do, or what they say one year and then say the next year. As you might expect of a political book published in 2004, it majors on Iraq.
With luck, when future historians try to assess the Blair governments, they will use this book as one of their prime sources.
By Geoff Hodge
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This book tells you the state of politics and the UK like never before - honestly! I laughed all the way through this book, whilst still remaining shocked at what goes on in our country. A must read for anyone living in the UK who plans to vote or has a view on the state of our country...
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"It's funny because it's true"... bad news has never been so funny
Calling this book a British equivalent to Michael Moore does it a disservice. I'm a fan of Michael Moore but his approach is much more self-centred and "showy", whereas Bremner,... Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2007 by Mr. Stuart Bruce
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witty, informative and completly hilarious
Any fan of Bremner, Bird and Fortune on channel 4 or any other form of politcal satire for that matter will love this book. Read more
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Fantastic book, witty, well researched with citations and references intact. Knocks the spots of the well intended but lower league Michael Moore. Read more
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