Tag: James O’Brien
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How They Broke Britain Part IV
How they Broke Britain by James O’Brien, WH Allen, 2023 And so we reach the end of James O’Brien’s brilliant, epic excoriation, of which one reader joked that he kept his copy in the fridge for safety reasons and another said that he had had to stop listening to the audiobook version whilst driving because…
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How They Broke Britain Part III
How they Broke Britain by James O’Brien, WH Allen, 2023 The chapters on Cameron and Corbyn are the least interesting so far because they are the least interesting, least Machiavellian characters. Cameron is simply a product of his education and the milieu in which he grew up. The private school system produces emotionally stunted people…
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How They Broke Britain Part II
How they Broke Britain by James O’Brien, WH Allen, 2023 Chapter 5. Nigel Farage. The author generally eschews criticising people for things they cannot help, like their personal appearance. But his skewering of Farage seems entirely justifiable since this is how he chooses to appear (he actually prefers wine to beer when he is not…
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How They Broke Britain Part I
How they Broke Britain by James O’Brien, WH Allen, 2023 As one would expect if you have heard or seen the author’s radio broadcasts, this is an angry, deeply incisive, passionate and incendiary book. There are two things it cries out for, so let me get those out of the way. The first is a…