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You Are Here: A Dossier
Like the 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 appeals 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 in 1997. In 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? What the British reader needs is this witty and original map explaining how it all connects, a guide to how we got here.
354 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2004
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June 12, 2013
A very comical read considering some of the best satirists in Britain have written it. The book is also alarmingly revealing as it describes some of the inner workings of the government.
August 13, 2010
Another bargain bin pick up, which frankly has amused and horrified me in equal parts.
The book's a few years old now and doesn't reflect recent devlopments of course, but there are enough scary statistics in here to give a lot of people sleepless nights.
Ignorance might not be bliss, but it can save a lot of heartache sometimes.
One stark fact from the back cover: America has spent $19trillion on defence since WWII, which equates to $26million every single day since Jesus was born.
There are some easy tragets in here, but the glad handing and mutual beneficiaries aren't buried too deep.
Why aren't more of these facts more widely known?
The book's a few years old now and doesn't reflect recent devlopments of course, but there are enough scary statistics in here to give a lot of people sleepless nights.
Ignorance might not be bliss, but it can save a lot of heartache sometimes.
One stark fact from the back cover: America has spent $19trillion on defence since WWII, which equates to $26million every single day since Jesus was born.
There are some easy tragets in here, but the glad handing and mutual beneficiaries aren't buried too deep.
Why aren't more of these facts more widely known?
dnf
April 2, 2013Not sure if I give this another try. I love Rory Bremner and also the few snippets I saw of Bremner, Bird and Fortune but this book is now simply quite outdated. They certainly make lots of good points about Tony Blair but I have already heard every single one half a dozend times.
March 19, 2012
Excellent political satire by the team that pioneered the Tony Blair imitations...
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