50 People Who Buggered Up Britain

Product Description Which fifty people made Britain the wreck she is? From ludicrous propagandist Alastair Campbell to the Luftwaffes allies, the modernist architects, its time to name the guilty. Quentin Letts sharpens his nib and stabs them where they deserve it, from TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh, the dumbed-down buffoon who put the h in Aspidistra, to the perpetrators of the Credit Crunch. Margaret Thatcher ruptured our national unity. The creators of EastEnders trashed our brand over high tea. Thus, he argues, are the people who made our country the ugly, scheming, cheating, beer-ridden bum of the Western world. Here are the fools and knaves and vulgarians who ripped down our British glories and imposed the tawdry and the trite. In a half century we have gone from end-of-Empire to descent-into-Hell. Review [Quentin Letts] discharges his duty with flair and tracer precision...an angry book, beautifully written. --The Spectator, 8 November 2008 The book is forceful and funny in style and unrelenting in its pursuit of its targets. --Observer Such fun! --The Scotsman Book Description Updated and expanded in light of the Recession, Letts is back and sharper than ever About the Author Quentin Letts is parliamentary sketch writer and theatre critic for the Daily Mail. A regular broadcaster on radio and television, he was formerly New York correspondent for The Times and gossip columnist for the Daily Telegraph. He presents Radio 4s series Whats The Point Of?