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How Britain Really Works

Understanding the Ideas and Institutions of a Nation

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How Britain Really Works

By: Stig Abell
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Getting to grips with Great Britain is harder than ever. We are a nation that chose Brexit, rejects immigration but is dependent on it, is getting older but less healthy, is more demanding of public services but less willing to pay for them, is tired of intervention abroad but wants to remain a global authority. We have an over-stretched, free health service (an idea from the 1940s that may not survive the 2020s), overcrowded prisons, a military without an evident purpose, an education system the envy of none of the Western world.

How did we get here and where are we going?

How Britain Really Works is a guide to Britain and its institutions (the economy, the military, schools, hospitals, the media, and more), which explains just how we got to wherever it is we are. It will not tell you what opinions to have, but will give you the information to help you reach your own. By the end, you will know how Britain works - or doesn't.

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©2018 Stig Abell (P)2018 John Murray Press Europe Great Britain
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"Absorbing...an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country." (Sunday Times)

"Wry and readable." (Guardian)

"Stig Abell is an urbane, and often jaunty guide to modern Britain, in the mould of Bill Bryson." (Irish Times)

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superb series of common facts

I consider myself knowledgeable and well versed in most facts but this book did a great job of confirming many, introducing some new ones and generally making me more sure of my beliefs. I am a better Briton for reading this book. I would add there are a few errors, but nothing that had me triggering my CAPS key.

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