X Marks the Box: How to Make Politics Work for You by Daniel Blythe

by Daniel Blythe

Daniel Blythe negotiates the political maze from the citizen's point of view. He examines the most fun general elections and the under-rated politicians, the sauciest scandals and the bizarre sexiest MP polls, the biggest political victories, the U-turns and betrayals, the issues on the street, how to make your vote count, and more.

Paperback

First published April 2, 2009

About the author

Daniel Blythe was born in Maidstone and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and St John’s College, Oxford. He is the author of three Doctor Who novels including Autonomy, as well as the novels The Cut, Losing Faith and This Is The Day. He has also written the non-fiction books The Encyclopaedia Of Classic 80s Pop, I Hate Christmas: A Manifesto for the Modern-Day Scrooge, Dadlands: The Alternative Handbook For New Fathers, the irreverent politics primer X Marks The Box and the collectors' guide Collecting Gadgets and Games from the 1950s-90s. In 2012, Chicken House published his book for younger readers, Shadow Runners. His Emerald Greene books for younger readers are also out now. Daniel now lives in Yorkshire, on the edge of the Peak District, with his wife and two children.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little light-hearted (and somewhat lightweight) introduction to the British political system, parties and jargon.

[Robo Pete · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining enough with some interesting anecdotes, stories and statistics but more or less fluff. Enjoyable but not exactly politically heavyweight.