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How They Broke Britain
- Narrated by: James O'Brien
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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‘Made me so angry I had to stop listening to it while driving. Superb’ THE SECRET BARRISTER
Something has gone really wrong in Britain.
Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable from the one that existed a decade ago. But whose fault is it really? Who broke Britain and how did they do it?
Bold and incisive as ever, James O'Brien reveals the shady network of influence that has created a broken Britain of strikes, shortages and scandals. He maps the web connecting dark think tanks to Downing Street, the journalists complicit in selling it to the public and the media bosses pushing their own agendas. Over ten chapters, each focusing on a particular person complicit in the downfall, James O'Brien reveals how a select few have conspired - sometimes by incompetence, sometimes by design - to bring Britain to its knees.
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"How They Broke Britain made me so angry I had to stop listening to it while driving. Superb work." (The Secret Barrister)
"A damning account of how the country ended up in the current mess . . . O’Brien’s scathing voice provides a thorough record of the self-serving actions and pronouncements of those who have held power in Britain." (Tim Jonze)
"The most important political book of the year and a fascinating must-read for anyone who cares about Britain. Eye-opening, jaw-dropping, heart-breaking." (Carol Vorderman)
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- Gavin Bennet
- 03-11-23
Essential
Read by the author himself, this is a clear and chilling account of how a minority in the media affects the way the government is run and how the public is regularly lied to and governed. It is an account of how the country is in the mess it is currently in.
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- A Customer
- 07-11-23
James’ Best Work
This is Mr O’Brien’s best book by far. Each chapter takes a different person of interest and details each of the litany of crimes they have committed against the UK. It makes you very angry, but for once directed at the right people.
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- MR Chetan D. Naik
- 07-11-23
Detailed and analytical
Brilliant - Thank you James for so eloquently putting into words what has happened in Britain recently.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-11-23
long time listener first time commenter.
Whilst we all love to listen to your dulcet tone a second narrator may bring more focus to the serious points and allow you to direct your wit with more precision. Wishing you Health and Happiness.
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- Mr. R. J. Lewis
- 12-06-24
A very good review of what has gone on
There were many things I knew but had forgotten. Whether you align with his political views or not (I believe I do) the book is heavily based on fact and cannot be disputed.
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- H Newsam
- 12-11-23
All UK Voters should read this book
Especially those who watch GB News, talk TV, read the Mail, Express, Spectator and Telegraph.
It just shows the lies, self serving nature of those who have damaged the UK and lead to the terrible state we are in now.
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- David Atherton
- 17-11-23
Excoriating
Would love to see some of the “usual suspects” when they hear this. Mind blowing that they are all still living fat off the land
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- I. P. Gearing
- 27-11-23
Grim is the new Tory Blue
A chronicle of ineptitude barely covers it. Obfuscation and deceit have always been bed fellows in politics but here the author has dug over the dirt that covers it in the hope of a little sun light might disinfect what lies beneath. it won't change anything, Britain has been broken a long time but the pillars of bought privilege and misplaced confidence still stand firm.It maintains a system that allows these characters to fail upwards time after time after time. Very well written and presented I doubt it will change much as it won't be read by those of us who have been gulled by the charade that is British Democracy. One I fear is blundering into fascim. Well worth a read. Better yet get others to read it.
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- Ricardo Simões
- 25-11-23
Sad and painful story but the best description of modern British politics!
A must listen book! James O’Brien research and presentation is superb! Got the app just for this book!
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- Ryan SMee
- 23-11-23
Really great read
I really enjoyed this. It felt super fact driven and really helps put a time line to the madness. If I had to make a critique, and it would only be a minor one, I felt like he went in a little too hard on Jeremy Corbyn. Maybe it was for balance or because he believed he could have been some sort of change, James’ chapter on Corbyn felt a lot more personal than the rest.
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