The suicide bombings carried out in London in 2005 by British Muslims revealed an enormous fifth column of Islamist terrorists and their sympathize...
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Sep 22, 2010
Rachel
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This is the kind of racist vitriol that is destroying the world. Phillips can be incredibly manipulative -- largely in her suggestion that if you don't condemn the Islamic faith itself as fanatical, then you are an anti-semite. The gist of her argument was, "Hey, if you don't want to be a Nazi, then you have to hate Muslims!" That being said, I'm glad to have read this book. It helped me realize the conservative, post-Powell perception of multiculturalism in England.
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Aug 05, 2011
Emma
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The only reason I've given this book half a star is because it appears to be the lowest mark available. If you're hoping for a balanced, insightful look at some of the serious issues facing modern Britain, then give Londonistan a wide berth. I've never read so much biased guff in all my years. Despite the fact that this book is billed as being about terrorism coming from within the UK, Melanie Phillips spends a vast amount of time on the Israel-Palestine conflict (which, 'of course', is all the
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Feb 15, 2011
Patrick
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This book is a disquieting snapshot of contemporary Britain, and a wakeup call to anyone still deaf to the danger of growing Islamist influence, not to mention Western capitulation to that influence.
Melanie Phillips has been dismissed as a fringe voice by some of her ideological opponents, but as the plethora of end notes for each chapter makes clear, this passionate book is also meticulously researched.
Despite what some reviewers would have you believe, nothing in " More...
Melanie Phillips has been dismissed as a fringe voice by some of her ideological opponents, but as the plethora of end notes for each chapter makes clear, this passionate book is also meticulously researched.
Despite what some reviewers would have you believe, nothing in " More...
Aug 07, 2011
Andrew
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This was an especially troubling book for me, as I was born in England and went back to live there for a year when I was in my teens. Although the English economy seems to be in a better state than it was when I lived there, in some ways England is much, much worse off. The threat posed by radical Islamists is worrying enough, but I'm shocked by the degree of civilizational self-loathing that has taken over the country. Phillips does a fine job of documenting the relationship between Islamic
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Jan 19, 2011
A brilliant, but concise, overview of the damage that has been done to England in the name of public "outreach" to Islam and a suffocating political correctness which has come to define the UK for the past five decades. As someone who lives in the United States, I can relate to most of the unwelcome changes that Melanie Phillips-undoubtedly the best columnist still working for The Spectator-describes in her chronicle of Great Britain's gradual decline into a half sharia/half post-Enlig
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Jul 27, 2011
Kash
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Melanie Phillips in Londonistan describes the depressing situation of the United Kingdom. It's a troubled society. Melanie Phillips realizes that British society has multiple problems from "A soft government on Terrorism" to "Lack of counter-offensive outlets to Terror in British society". This book is a must read for every Canadian! Hopefully we won't have the problems Brits do but we must be careful!
Oct 10, 2010
Tony
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Frightening. Melanie Phillips has an openly stated agenda and doesn't really pretend to seek balance. But after a couple of decades of PC mentality in which this sort of book would have been labelled as 'phobic' it is a necessary counterpoint. A wake up call to those who have abandoned the foundations of western liberal democracy.
Jun 17, 2008
Caitlin
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Really interesting book about how the UK looked the other way at radical islam domestically in an implicit agreement that no violence would happen in the UK. touches on the idea of the aggressor claiming to be a victim. The chapter on the acceptance of the rapid anti-semitism in the Middle East and leaking into lefty discussions of Israel is really disturbing and interesting. I also enjoyed the chapter on recent christian theology recanting the idea of jews as god's chosen people and how that
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Dec 24, 2011
Nick
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Phillips' book is more a statement of her ideological views vice an objective look at Islamism in the UK. For a better understanding of the various movements of political Islam in Britain, read Ed Husain's the Islamist.
May 03, 2011
Craig
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This book was dry for me the book focused on many outliers of the muslim community to make its points which it would then link to other events however many times the connections was weak. It just seamed to jump around a lot. However it does appear that some British polices have changed since this book was written, such as the immigration requirements.
Jul 28, 2011
Breanna
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I didn't agree with anything she said. This is a perfect example of the backlash of the West against Islam.
Jan 14, 2008
Phillips unapologetically exposes the foolishness of politically correct attitudes toward the growing population of Radically-minded Muslims in major European cities, specifically London, and holds a light to the stunning numbers of those willing, and plotting, to wage Jihad against the Western World. She will blow your mind with facts about suicide bombers and their comrades, determined to kill their neighbors (YOU and ME!).
Jan 20, 2008
Shiloh
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Although the content of this book was fascinating and often frightening, I found this book difficult to get through. If you are interested in the globalization of Islam, I would much more recommend "While Europe Slept". That book spoke in more broader terms and I couldn't put that one down or stop talking about it.
Mar 25, 2008
Beckel
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Read a bit over 1/2 of this book. Very interesting information about immigration and other culture issues in the UK. Especially considering the conservative nature of the author. Will definitely finish sometime, but it is a kind of tough read because the author seems to draw things out a lot.
Nov 18, 2010
Skylar
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I stopped reading this one because it was just too boring. I've heard all these arguments before, and in better prose. Try Bruce Bawer's "While Europe Slept" instead, thogh it is more specific to Scandanavia than England.
Oct 16, 2007
Jake
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Repetitive, nothing that I haven't read before, not nearly as well researched as 'While Europe Slept', doesn't make good arguments. It's the kind of book I wanted to like, but she just doesn't execute it very well.
Jan 09, 2008
Robert
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Good points brought up especially since Canada is starting to experience the same problems as in the UK.
Jul 14, 2010
Sonny
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The more I read this, the more I think London is in the U.S. ... Timely and enraging.
Jan 24, 2012
