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Mark Iliff
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The curious case of the 3-star review…
I reviewed The Luminaries for We Love This Book [a web magazine that is now defunct]; here I’ll simply attempt to explain why I gave such an accomplished book only 3 stars. It’s just the sort of book I should" Read more of this review » |
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"Amusing, authoritative and eye opening account of the last few years of Conservative misgovernment.
A must read if you want to know what actually has been going on behind the spin and barefaced lies." |
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Four Chancellors and a Funeral: How to Lose a Country in Ten Days:
"As with his first book Russell Jones has you laughing out loud, seething with anger and loaded with frustration and despair. While he clearly has an agenda this book and its criticisms of the Conservative governments are supported with detailed footn"
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Four Chancellors and a Funeral: How to Lose a Country in Ten Days:
"Completed just in time for the General Election. Being familiar with the author, Russell Jones, through his brilliantly funny yet frequently exasperating 'The Week in Tory' Twitter posts (@RussInCheshire), I knew what to expect within the pages of th"
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| It’s only three months since the Tories left office, but it turns out I’d already forgotten the sheer depth of their well of deceit, venality and corruption. Time and again I found myself thinking “oh gods, they did that too”. And if you ever find yo ...more | |
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| This felt like two interleaved books. One is a fascinating collection of first-hand anecdotes and war stories about the functioning of national security. The other is an attempt to pull out the common principles and practices for use in everyday life ...more | |
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| I’ve generally been disappointed by slebs turning their hands to ficiton, and really only bought this to thank the old feller for the enjoyment he’s given as an actor over the years. So I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the writing (a ...more | |
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