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All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class
Tim Shipman
4.29 AVERAGE
54 reviews for:
All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class
Tim Shipman
4.29 AVERAGE
Na zo’n 300 blz (van de 688) afgehaakt. Leek me een boeiende bijspijkercursus over deze clusterfuck en hoewel vermakelijk geschreven, ook extreem gedetailleerd en daardoor vaak erg langdradig. Net als bij de echte Brexit vind ik het halverwege tijd om wat leuks te gaan doen.
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So far, unimpressed. Partly it's the writer's style, but in large part it is the story that I dislike (no fault of Mr Shipman). How on earth did the obnoxious and often inept people about whom he writes become so influential, on both sides of the "all out war"? (The ineptitude, I fear, was almost all on one side.) I suspect because normal people were devoting their time and energies to making a living - "just about managing", as Mrs May would have it (a condition that is much more widespread than I think she imagines).
Another reason I am not impressed is that the book is crammed with errors that a good editor should have corrected. A previous reader of the library copy I am reading has ringed "Whitney" (for David Cameron's constituency) in angry red ink; one does not register websites, one registers domain names; and I no longer expect to find properly-executed parallelism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelism_(grammar), for the benefit of ignorant editors who could do with a lesson) - Wikipedia says its application affects readability, which I heartily endorse. Mr Shipman, whether the errors are yours or not, this does your credibility as an author (and as an authority) no good whatsoever. I hope it improves, because I do wish to know the story better - and it has already opened my eyes to some of the slightly more rational reasons people had for choosing leave.
Another reason I am not impressed is that the book is crammed with errors that a good editor should have corrected. A previous reader of the library copy I am reading has ringed "Whitney" (for David Cameron's constituency) in angry red ink; one does not register websites, one registers domain names; and I no longer expect to find properly-executed parallelism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelism_(grammar), for the benefit of ignorant editors who could do with a lesson) - Wikipedia says its application affects readability, which I heartily endorse. Mr Shipman, whether the errors are yours or not, this does your credibility as an author (and as an authority) no good whatsoever. I hope it improves, because I do wish to know the story better - and it has already opened my eyes to some of the slightly more rational reasons people had for choosing leave.
very insightful, at times infuriating (because of the pig-headedness and the chicanery of the politicians involved), a very informative read about the shambles of brexit.
some parts involving Gove and Johnson are like a Jeeves and Wooster book, but without Jeeves - just a pair of clueless toffs expecting that even if everything crashes down around them, somebody will appear to offer them a brandy and extricate them from the mess
some parts involving Gove and Johnson are like a Jeeves and Wooster book, but without Jeeves - just a pair of clueless toffs expecting that even if everything crashes down around them, somebody will appear to offer them a brandy and extricate them from the mess
An entertaining read with some interesting insight into the nature of UK politics and the psychology of politicians in general. However, I found some of the pro-tory and anti-Corbyn bias grating. Granted, the Corbynistas -- especially in this early period of their Labour Party reign -- were often incompetent and laughably stubborn and Corbyn's wishy-washy performance during the Brexit campaign merits criticism. That said, I found a lot of the writing about Corbyn and the far-left to be cartoonishly vicious in a way that Shipman's writing about Tory and even UKIP politicians were not. None of the generous benefit of the doubt and thoughtful consideration were given to Corbyn and allies that were afforded all the other figures in the book. This isn't to say that Shipman avoids harsh criticism of figures like Nigel Farage and Michael Gove -- it's just that he digs to find their positive attributes as well. None of the such was done for Corbyn or Labour.
An interesting read that gives a better perspective than was possible at the time.
Brickbats to Cameron for his complacency and for always putting party before country.
Also to Corbyn, McDonnell and Milne for their destructive deceitfulness.
And finally to Johnson and Gove who never expected to win but knew very clearly the difficult waters ahead should leave win. That's right - those challenges that they are still struggling to resolve.
Brickbats to Cameron for his complacency and for always putting party before country.
Also to Corbyn, McDonnell and Milne for their destructive deceitfulness.
And finally to Johnson and Gove who never expected to win but knew very clearly the difficult waters ahead should leave win. That's right - those challenges that they are still struggling to resolve.
Hmmmm
I.found this a tough read and I don't feel history has been kind to some of the judgements that are made. It is very much an insider account
I.found this a tough read and I don't feel history has been kind to some of the judgements that are made. It is very much an insider account
informative
slow-paced
A fascinating and readable history of the Brexit referendum. If you want to follow the twists and turns that led to the result, there can't be many sources better than this.