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pox10's review
3.0
'When truth and falsehood become so hard to disaggregate, many voters will decide to believe nothing. Politics becomes reduced to a partisan battle in which anything goes.'
nathanaracena's review
3.0
I wanted to like this more than I did. Raised very good issues with British and beyonds corruption, terrible political systems and more, but it just seemed to drag on and on. Best chapter by a long way was the newest addition looking at Covid and the British governments obviously corrupt handing out of contracts. Good enough read if you can stick through, just feels a bit dry in some places, but I guess that’s just politics!
emjayvee's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely essential reading. Read it! And then ask yourself: what can I do? And then do it.
didactylos's review against another edition
5.0
I knew a great number of the dots, but when they are joined up the picture that is produced is utterly terrifying. Everyone ought to read this, but few will and by the time they wake up how much damage will have been done.
jiji17's review
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.0
I found this book quite difficult to read (I think it didn’t help that I listened to it as an audiobook!) because there was simply so much information and so many names to comprehend. I think I have only retained about 20% of the information upon this first read.
However, it was definitely very interesting and necessary book and one that I can definitely see myself referring to again and again.
However, it was definitely very interesting and necessary book and one that I can definitely see myself referring to again and again.
monikasreadingadventures's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
5.0
I urge anyone who lives in the UK to read this book.
Geoghegan explains how dirty money influences UK politics, especially most recently in the Brexit vote and the election in 2019. Geoghegan also explains the dirty tactics used to persuade voters to vote for Brexit as well. For that reason I think it's necessary for everyone to read this book and understand the problems in UK politics now.
The only downside of this book is the New Afterword on Cronyism in the Time of Covid that was included in my edition of the book as the last chapter of the book has a sombre but hopeful ending and then the afterword just railed in on cronyism, which wasn't relevant to the topic (albeit related to it).
Geoghegan explains how dirty money influences UK politics, especially most recently in the Brexit vote and the election in 2019. Geoghegan also explains the dirty tactics used to persuade voters to vote for Brexit as well. For that reason I think it's necessary for everyone to read this book and understand the problems in UK politics now.
The only downside of this book is the New Afterword on Cronyism in the Time of Covid that was included in my edition of the book as the last chapter of the book has a sombre but hopeful ending and then the afterword just railed in on cronyism, which wasn't relevant to the topic (albeit related to it).