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The Abolition Of Liberty Paperback – 8 April 2004

by Peter Hitchens (Author)

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'It's fair to say that Peter Hitchens remains one of the most misrepresented figures in the British media... Hitchens is in reality one of the most thought-provoking and intelligent commentators on life in contemporary Britain' -- Neil Clark, Spectator

From identification cards to how we protect our property, public debate rages over what our basic human rights are, and how they are to be protected.In this trenchant and provocative book Peter Hitchens sets out to show that popular views of these hotly contested issues - from crime and punishment to so-called 'soft drugs' - are based on mistaken beliefs, massaged figures and cheap slogans. His powerful and counter-intuitive conclusions make challenging reading for those on both the Left and the Right and are essential reading for all concerned with creating a lawful and peaceful society.The Abolition of Liberty argues that because of the misdemeanours of the few, the liberty of the many is seriously jeopardized.

'The issues Hitchens is addressing are important and his willingness to challenge shibboleths is often illuminating ... he is rightly scathing about attempts to deal with crime by raising the conviction rate.' -- John Willman, Financial Times

'It is a pleasure to read a lucid polemic by a man who is so obviously more interested in the welfare of the common man than in the approbation of his peers' Theodore Dalrymple, Sunday Telegraph'[This book] should not be ignored... there are several pressing challenges to liberals and the left in particular.' -- Jonathan Freedland, Guardian

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272 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Atlantic Books
Publication date

8 April 2004
Dimensions

13 x 2 x 20 cm
ISBN-10

1843541491
ISBN-13

978-1843541493
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Hitchens is both wise and brave to call for a revival of morality and responsibility -- Joshua Rozenberg, Daily Telegraph

'The issues Hitchens is addressing are important and his willingness to challenge shibboleths is often illuminating ... he is rightly scathing about attempts to deal with crime by raising the conviction rate.' -- John Willman, Financial Times

'It is a pleasure to read a lucid polemic by a man who is so obviously more interested in the welfare of the common man than in the approbation of his peers' Theodore Dalrymple, Sunday Telegraph'[This book] should not be ignored... there are several pressing challenges to liberals and the left in particular. -- Jonathan Freedland, Guardian

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Retitled, revised and repackaged in B-format paperback: 'Marvellous... Passionate, intelligent and thrillingly written and, above all, it is true. This is what it feels like to live in Britain today' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atlantic Books (8 April 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1843541491
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1843541493
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13 x 2 x 20 cm

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Steven Fowler

If it's not broke, don't fix it!..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2018

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Peter Hitchens puts another piece of the puzzle in place with this book and when you study the issues in question, then you can only come to the conclusion that the past Legal laws and traditional on foot Police patrols were there for a reason.

If you take away what's called Preventative Policing, local Police stations, and local court systems and pile loads of time-consuming paperwork and pointless new laws, then it's no wonder crime is through the roof in modern Britain today.

What good is scrapping local Police stations and putting the Police in noisy and pretty colored flashing light patrol cars when the crime in question is probably long over with and criminals long gone by the time police get there ??.

Again, politicians wonder why the public has lost all faith in them and the Police when they play the game of social reform with public institutions without thinking of the results that will surely follow once they have finished.

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Martin Land

Peter Hitchens might be regarded as the Cassandra of the millenium

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2018

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It is a terrible shame that this insightful , indeed prescient , book recieved but a fraction of the attention it deserved. Britain , and British liberty, have been substantially disfigured by the public's failure to heed the warning here given. It remains all too relevant and may advise those who at last begin to see the unfolding catastrophe

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AJ

Scary how relevant this book is 15 years later

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2019

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Highly recommended this book. Feels like it could have been written yesterday, tapping into the political correctness debate and Britain's crime epidemic

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Mr. Martin White

Who can honestly read this, and then argue against it?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2014

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Hitchens makes an impeccably argued case for the restoration of the Rule of Law and for prisons to be a place to be feared.

When I was young and foolish, I loathed every word that Hitchens wrote. My principles are largely the same now, 20 years later, but I now find myself agreeing with much of his output. Hitchens is possibly the most misunderstood man in the UK. Maybe "misunderstood" is not the right word. In order to misunderstand one must first listen, and that seems to the problem with most who take umbrage at Hitchens' writing. I suppose it's possible that they get no further than the headlines to his articles, which are normally not written by the columnist themselves.

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harry

A must read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2018

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Very well reasoned book that explains the mess that our PC politicians have put us in (through no fault of our own). Compelling reading.

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An important overview of Britain’s moral crisis

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2020

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Those who enjoyed The Abolition of Britain will find this book a “second favorite.” It’s more restricted in its scope, and lacks some of the wittier prose, but it’s only after you read both of these books that you will understand the totality of the British - and to some extent Western - tragedy that Hitchens tackles.

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T Ellis

Important book, bad typos

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2015

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The book deserves 5 stars. I am deducting one star because the Kindle edition contains several typos. Not just different typos, but the *same* mistake made repeatedly throughout the entire book, as if the typist and/or proof-reader was actually under the impression that "signifcant" was the correct spelling! Errors this obvious simply shouldn't appear in any book, let alone one so short.

The content itself has spells which are "heavy going" in terms of statistics and dates, but for the most part it is a fascinating and compelling read - and I cannot recommend highly enough how we as a people need to raise our awareness of the issues discussed here. Certainly the liberal elite in parliament and the press need to. Make no mistake, this is not comfortable reading, and is in fact somewhat depressing when one realises the state our beautiful country has sunken to. I did not finish reading this book with a sense of optimism. I can only hope that it's not too late to reverse the steep decline and say 'no' to our inept and cowardly leaders.

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The famous Eccles

Very Insightful.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2016

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Cracking commentry on what has happened and is happening to justice and policing of the UK.
Peter is an honest writer and clear thinker. Thank goodness for the likes of him andPeter Oborne who regardless of self and popularity, tell it like it REALLY is.

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