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A review by mubeenirfan
All Out War by Tim Shipman
5.0
In a hundred years from now, someone writing about rise of neo-nationalism in western world might begin with 'It all gained momentum with Britain voting for Brexit'. This is the severity of Britain's vote in 2016 to leave EU. Or we can end up seeing it as something that happened and did not impact UK and the world in long run. It all remains to be seen. However, standing in 2017 when all the drama has already taken place, this one is a very good read to understand how, when and who played as actors in this political stage show called Brexit.
From 1950s onwards, the gravitational pull of third world has shifted from UK to America and Britain has slowly become that friend who just cannot resist the pull of her outgoing loud mouth friend. Thus, we are naturally more attracted towards what is happening in the USA (Trump vs Brexit) and when I saw this title in a local book store describing this book to be a comprehensive account of Brexit I picked it up to acquaint myself thinking this can come in handy in some future drawing room conversation. I have not been disappointed. It is book about the British political class and brings to life all the maneuvering of 'House of Cards' you never thought could be accurate.
The author does not take sides of the argument but instead defines the argument including the characters pleading the case and later stabbing each other to get in front of the race. I was not aware of probably 80% of the names in there and had to google them to understand the references but that is because I do not know UK's politics. I will not go into who did what in this game of winning the referendum because that is for you to go through and live the pages like I did. A thoroughly entertaining read despite the size.
From 1950s onwards, the gravitational pull of third world has shifted from UK to America and Britain has slowly become that friend who just cannot resist the pull of her outgoing loud mouth friend. Thus, we are naturally more attracted towards what is happening in the USA (Trump vs Brexit) and when I saw this title in a local book store describing this book to be a comprehensive account of Brexit I picked it up to acquaint myself thinking this can come in handy in some future drawing room conversation. I have not been disappointed. It is book about the British political class and brings to life all the maneuvering of 'House of Cards' you never thought could be accurate.
The author does not take sides of the argument but instead defines the argument including the characters pleading the case and later stabbing each other to get in front of the race. I was not aware of probably 80% of the names in there and had to google them to understand the references but that is because I do not know UK's politics. I will not go into who did what in this game of winning the referendum because that is for you to go through and live the pages like I did. A thoroughly entertaining read despite the size.