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50 People Who Buggered Up Britain
Quentin Letts
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Description for 50 People Who Buggered Up Britain
Paperback. Updated and expanded in light of the Recession, Letts is back and sharper than ever Num Pages: 288 pages, ports. BIC Classification: JP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. 288 pages, ports. Which 50 people made Britain the wreck she is? From ludicrous propagandist Alastair Campbell to the Luftwaffe's allies and the modernist architects, the author stabs them where they deserve it, from TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh, the dumbed-down buffoon who put the 'h' in Aspidistra, to the perpetrators of the 'Credit Crunch'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JP; WH. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight: 206.
Which fifty people made Britain the wreck she is? From ludicrous propagandist Alastair Campbell to the Luftwaffe's allies, the modernist architects, it's time to name the guilty. Quentin Letts sharpens his nib and stabs them where they deserve it, from TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh, the dumbed-down buffoon who put the 'h' in Aspidistra, to the perpetrators of the 'Credit Crunch'. Margaret Thatcher ruptured our national unity. The creators of EastEnders trashed our brand over high tea. Thus, he argues, are the people who made our country the ugly, scheming, cheating, beer-ridden bum of ... Read more
Which fifty people made Britain the wreck she is? From ludicrous propagandist Alastair Campbell to the Luftwaffe's allies, the modernist architects, it's time to name the guilty. Quentin Letts sharpens his nib and stabs them where they deserve it, from TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh, the dumbed-down buffoon who put the 'h' in Aspidistra, to the perpetrators of the 'Credit Crunch'. Margaret Thatcher ruptured our national unity. The creators of EastEnders trashed our brand over high tea. Thus, he argues, are the people who made our country the ugly, scheming, cheating, beer-ridden bum of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849011273
SKU
V9781849011273
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Ref
99-50
About Quentin Letts
Quentin Letts is parliamentary sketch writer and theatre critic for the Daily Mail. A regular broadcaster on radio and television, he was formerly New York correspondent for The Times and gossip columnist for the Daily Telegraph. He presents Radio 4's series 'What's The Point Of?'
Reviews for 50 People Who Buggered Up Britain
[Letts] discharges his duty with flair and tracer precision...an angry book, beautifully written.
The Spectator
Rivetting
Now and Then magazine
The Spectator
Rivetting
Now and Then magazine