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From bestselling author and beloved Guardian columnist John Crace comes a blisteringly hilarious tour through the whirlwind of post-Brexit Britain, from the ousting of Boris to the dawn of a new era . . . sort of.
O brave new world, that has such people in't. Or not. William Shakespeare clearly had never imagined a clusterf*ck on this scale. Given the state of the country right now, he would be in need of a long lie down.
Another month, another prime minister - how many have we been through now? But fear not: despite all the nonsense that has spewed forth from Westminster over the past two years, John Crace's brilliantly lacerating political sketches have provided the nation with some desperately needed relief.
Taking in everything from Partygate, BoJo's drawn-out farewell and the disastrous reign of Liz Truss, to the psychodrama of the Tory leadership contest(s), the return of Rishi Sunak and the shenanigans of his impressively inept colleagues, Depraved New World is a worryingly funny collection which captures British politics at its most absurd.
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Depraved New World 9781783352739 Hardback
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Depraved New World (John Grace)
John Grace is quite simply a brilliant sketch writer. With sharp eye and acerbic pen he gathers the foibles, absurdities, deficiencies and limitations of the inhabitants of Westminster and creates caricatures memorable long after the page is turned. The art of the sketch writer is a special gift an…
John Grace is quite simply a brilliant sketch writer. With sharp eye and acerbic pen he gathers the foibles, absurdities, deficiencies and limitations of the inhabitants of Westminster and creates caricatures memorable long after the page is turned. The art of the sketch writer is a special gift and Mr Grace has it down to a T. The ability to strip away the facade of self-importance, false modesty, pseudo intellectualism and rehearsed integrity is what he can do with the turn of word and the flourish of a sentence. This collection takes in the period from party- gate to the fag end of the Sunak government. A period of dizzying change but captured and made splendidly ridiculous by the extraordinary talent of John Grace. A must read for any sense of humour attaching to an interest in politics.
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Depraved New World
Everyone should read this to remind themselves of just how bad and mad it got
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Entertaining read
As a collection they read like a seamless commentary, excellently written and very witty.
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Depraved New World
Excellent book. As ever John is wonderfully amusing and insightful on the current state of politics. I read the book very quickly which is unusual for me. It turns the page very well.
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Depraved New World
Excellent and a great laugh. Lifts the spirits
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ultimately = very tedious reading
much as I approve of slagging off Boris, to have to endure this process for 342 pages is way too much
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Book
Outstanding book, but at times to painful and too recent to be funny.
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Depraved New World
Laugh out loud. Brilliant. Its a must.
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a good read
my husband thinks it sums up everything , its brilliant
- Authors:
- Crace, John
- Year Published:
- 2023
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781783352739
- Number of Pages:
- 352
- Publication Date:
- 02/11/2023
- Publisher:
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781783352739