The Lies of the Land by Adam Macqueen
From Profumo to Trump, this is fun and funny whistle-stop tour of the porkies told by the political elite.
An excellent guide through the thickets of political mendacityBrilliantly-researched, intelligent, and lucid, this book is essential reading * Matthew D’Ancona *
Irresistibly enjoyable... Funny, colourful and always insightful * Dominic Sandbrook – historian, columnist and television presenter *
Forensic and hilarious... Macqueen tells the highly entertaining tale of how lying comes so easily to those who should be the most accountable * Miles Jupp – presenter, BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz *
The best book about political dishonesty that I've ever read * Lloyd Langford – comedian *
Hilarious and troubling * Daily Mail on The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets *
Vignettes of British political life from the whimsical to the downright chilling . . . delightfully gossipy * Financial Times on The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets *
Full of wry, waspish humour * The Scotsman on The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets *
The perfect bedside book * Guardian on The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets *
Irresistibly enjoyable... Funny, colourful and always insightful * Dominic Sandbrook – historian, columnist and television presenter *
Forensic and hilarious... Macqueen tells the highly entertaining tale of how lying comes so easily to those who should be the most accountable * Miles Jupp – presenter, BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz *
The best book about political dishonesty that I've ever read * Lloyd Langford – comedian *
Hilarious and troubling * Daily Mail on The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets *
Vignettes of British political life from the whimsical to the downright chilling . . . delightfully gossipy * Financial Times on The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets *
Full of wry, waspish humour * The Scotsman on The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets *
The perfect bedside book * Guardian on The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets *
Adam Macqueen has been reporting for Private Eye since the early days of Tony Blair's government. He covered the epic phonehacking trial of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson for the magazine, and writes the regular 'Number Crunching' and 'Focus on Fact' features.
His books include The Prime Minister's Ironing Board and Other State Secrets (2013) and the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Private Eye: The First 50 Years, an A-Z(2011). He lives in Hastings with his husband, the painter Michael Tierney.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786492517 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786492512 |
| Title | The Lies of the Land |
| Author | Adam Macqueen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2018-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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