Let's re-Great Britain

by Al Murray

In Let's re-Great Britain, Al Murray's Pub Landlord sets out his party's vision for the country, and explains how politics actually works.

Citizens of Hope & Glory! It's time to bring common sense to the House of Commons.

Parliament is a nest of slippery, poisonous vipers and only a bonkers, mental idiot would try to make sense of it. Yet in Let's re-Great Britain, Al Murray, the Pub Landlord, presents his guide to British politics and a vision for a Greater Britain.

In it you'll learn and appreciate The Guv's views and policies on:

- The jobless: Fix youth unemployment with a pyramid scheme (literally, build some pyramids)

- Economics: Cut the deficit by borrowing more, growing a beard and leaving the country

- Criminal Justice: Bring back hanging if only for the sake of the rope industry

- Immigration: Electrify the English Channel

A plain, common-sense vision of an impossibly complicated (and, frankly, dull) subject, this will almost certainly be one day hailed as the new founding text of the nation - a Magna Carta 2.0 from the Landlord of Hope and Glory.

Genres: Humor

336 pages, Paperback

First published March 26, 2015

About the author

Alastair James Hay "Al" Murray is an English comedian and TV personality well known for his stand-up persona and quick repartee.

His best-known character is "The Pub Landlord", a mock-xenophobic but stereotypical publican.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Murray

Reviews

[Andrew Blades · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is now a decade old, but like a fine British cheddar, it’s only gotten sharper with age. Let’s re‑Great Britain proves that Al Murray wasn’t just ahead of his time he was practically clairvoyant. Ten years later, the jokes land harder, the satire feels eerily on‑point, and the “pub landlord manifesto” reads less like comedy and more like prophecy.

[Kim Ashworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Never really understood Al Murray's Pub Landlord so thought I'd widen my horizons; still don't get it but I did chuckle a couple of times. Mainly depressing how much more divided politics has become in the last nine years though!

[Jonny Brick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full of interesting ideas of how to run a political party from a man who stood against Nigel Farage for a Parliamentary seat. Lots of fun.

[Grant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Al’s satire does offer a few laugh out loud moments, a lot of ‘blowing a little bit of air out of your nose’ moments and a fair few dull jokes that have a great premise but miss the mark. He does capture the general feel of UK politics fairly well whilst giving a funny twist on history yet it’s a little disjointed and repetitive at times.

[Glenn Keenan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book making fun of politics and much easier to understand than this incredibly boring subject. I'd vote for FUKP any day! Very funny and easy to read. Short chapters make for a speedy completion.